Psalms 109:1-5  To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my praise!  (2)  For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.  (3)  They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.  (4)  In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.  (5)  So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Psalm 109 is one of the most powerful imprecatory Psalms. The Psalmist calls down imprecations upon the wicked. An imprecation is a spoken curse. This Psalm, incidentally, is quoted in the New Testament and applied to the betrayer of Christ – see Acts 1:20.

Scriptures like this refute the tired, false claim that “God loves everybody.” God Himself curses the wicked and here the Psalmist is praying that the Lord would do the same to his enemies.

One common result of these vile, wicked actions of people like revilers, abusers, sociopaths, and narcissists, is that they often goad us into saying “I’m sorry.” Taking the blame for things they accuse us of, but of which we are not guilty. And yet, we say “I’m sorry.” I bet most of you have done this and then later, after the lights went on for you, you regretted doing so. The “I’m sorry” responses of abuse victims only fuel the devilish ego of the wicked and serve to maintain their power and control.

One very typical indicator that a person is the victim of a RASN is this very thing – they frequently say “I’m sorry.” Even to others besides their abuser. Why? Because they have been programmed to be guilty. The “I’m sorry” becomes an automatic response whenever they are falsely accused and transfers even to other scenarios. Someone may spill coffee, for instance, and the abuse victim responds, “I’m sorry” even though they weren’t the ones who spilled. They don’t mean “I’m so sorry your coffee got spilled.” No. What they mean is that somehow they are to blame, that they in some way contributed to the spill.

This is what Satan does. He programs the righteous to accept blame. He isn’t called the “accuser of the brethren” for nothing. And his evil servants carry out the same diabolical tactic.

Yes, there have been times when I said “I’m sorry” which I now regret. But we must not be too hard on ourselves. RASNs are master deceivers and manipulators. They have the same DNA as the devil – they are his children. What we can do is learn and grow wise to this business and stop being so quick to regard ourselves as the ones who owe an apology.

Psalms 109:16-17  For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.  (17)  He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!