Psalms About Dealing With False Accusation
The Psalms contain numerous expressions of distress and pleas for vindication in the face of false accusations. Psalm 71:13, for example, implores God to "Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me" [1]. Similarly, Psalm 109:29 requests that "those who accuse me be clothed with shame; and cover themselves in their shame as with a robe" [2].
These psalms often describe the experience of being falsely accused, with the psalmist lamenting that "they have opened the mouth of the wicked and
Sources
- Psalms “Let my accusers be disappointed and consumed. Let them be covered with disgrace and scorn who want to harm me. -- Psalms 71:13”
- Psalms “Psalms 109:29 (LITV) — Let those who accuse me be clothed with shame; and cover themselves in their shame as with a robe.”