[Amcasci]

"And what really irks me about Lee's coverage of the Psalms was his stubborn refusal to see spiritual types in the physical portrayals. So when the psalmist prayed for calumny to his foes, for example, that God would smite the oppressors and turn them back to darkness, Lee simply said, "We shouldn't curse others but bless them." Oh really - was David supposed to bless Goliath? Was Samuel supposed to bless Agag? "

Here is where we need to distinguish between the two kingdoms, the right hand Kingdom being the Gospel/Church and the left hand being Government. The Lord has established both and both have their place. So, King David and Samuel are acting in the Left hand kingdom and the task of the left hand Kingdom is to punish evil and promote good (Romans 13).

Not only so but one of the beauties of the Psalms is that they bring out the whole range of human emotion that we are all susceptible to. We are yet sinners and sinners do have outbreaks of anger, lust, greed and all. We pour out our hearts to the Lord but then we ask forgiveness for those sins. Praying the Psalms is a much needed exercise for all saints of Christ.