Why does the Psalmist speak about killing children? Critics often bring up this verse as an attack on the validity of the Bible, but does the Bible teach that it is okay to kill children? The answer, of course, is no it doesn’t. We must ask what the Psalmist was saying and why he was saying it.
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Problem: Sprinkled throughout the psalms, we read shocking prayers that are made to God from the respective psalmist. These are called the “imprecatory psalms” by theologians, because these prayers seem to invoke cursing on the enemies of Israel:
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Problem: As in this passage, the Bible often speaks of death as the time when one “sleeps with his fathers” (e.g., 1 Kings 2:10; 11:21, 43; 14:20, kjv). Jesus said, “Lazarus sleeps” (John 11:11) when he was “dead” (John 11:14). Paul speaks of believers who have “fallen asleep” in the Lord (1 Thes. 4:13; cf. 1 Cor. 15:51). Yet, in other places, the Bible speaks of persons being conscious in the presence of God after they die (cf. 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; Rev. 6:9).
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Problem: Peter writes that Psalm 118:22 predicts the rejection of Christ. Is Peter properly citing this passage, or is he tearing it from its original context?
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Problem: The NT authors quote Psalm 110 more than any other chapter in the OT.[1] But, are the NT authors mishandling this passage? Lets’ consider a few of the claims of the critics.
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Problem: Peter said, “the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus” (Acts 1:16). Later, he quotes Psalm 69:26 and 109:8 to support this. If Judas’ decision to betray Christ was predicted in the OT, then doesn’t this eliminate his freewill?
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Problem: Does the earth abide forever or not? Psalm 104:5; Ecclesiastes 1:4 and Isaiah 65:17; 2 Peter 3:10
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Problem: Asaph depicts God as a Great Judge, ruling over the “gods” (Elohim). Does the Hebrew Bible affirm polytheism or henotheism?
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Problem: Peter said, “the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus” (Acts 1:16). Later, he quotes Psalm 69:26 and 109:8 to support this. If Judas’ decision to betray Christ was predicted in the OT, then doesn’t this eliminate his freewill?
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Problem: David writes, “They also gave me gall for my food and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink” (Ps. 69:21). While the original passage refers to David, John cites this to refer to Jesus’ death by crucifixion (Jn. 19:28-30). Is John twisting the Scriptures to make up a prediction about Jesus?
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Problem: Critics claim that Paul deliberately twisted the OT text. Paul writes that God “gave gifts to men” (Eph. 4:8). However, in the original text, we read that God “received gifts among men” (Ps. 68:18). Which is true?
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Problem: Sprinkled throughout the psalms, we read shocking prayers that are made to God from the respective psalmist. These are called the “imprecatory psalms” by theologians, because these prayers seem to invoke cursing on the enemies of Israel:
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Problem: The author of Hebrews claims that Psalm 45:6 refers to “the Son” (Heb. 1:8). In psalm 45, we read, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy above Your fellows” (Ps. 45:6-7). Does the author of Hebrews correctly interpret Psalm 45?
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Problem: Jesus claimed that Psalm 41:9 was a prediction of him (Jn. 13:18), but it also depicts the sin of the person in the psalm (v.4). Was Jesus sinful???
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Problem: Moses commanded the use of sacrifices in the worship of the Lord, saying, “And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord” (Ex. 29:18). However, the later prophets seemed to repeatedly repudiate the sacrificial system. Hosea quotes the Lord, saying, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings” (Hos. 6:6). David confessed to God, “You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering” (Ps. 51:16). God declared through Jeremiah, “Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet to Me” (Jer. 6:20).
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