Psalm 41:10

  My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?”  
  And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he   goes out, he tells it abroad. 
 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.  
  They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” 
  Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. 
  But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!   Psalm 41:5-10


David wrote this psalm, but it was Christ speaking it.  Jesus, who was yet to come, here speaks through His servant and cries out to His Father about His enemies.  How mysterious!  Here, as in many places in Scripture, Christ calls out His enemies and pleas for their destruction.  Indeed, He orders their destruction.

Verse 10 of this psalm reads, "raise me up, that I may repay them!"  It is interesting that He does not say, "raise me up that I may save them."

The enemies of Christ are the enemies from before the foundation of the world and they will be destroyed.  They will not know mercy but will only know the wrath of God.

All who are in relationship with God the Father now, through the Son, will never know this wrath reserved for God's enemies.  This applies to those who will yet come to God through Jesus.  All who are in Christ or who will ever be in Christ have been in Him from before the foundation of the world and God's mercy and goodness is stored up for them.
 
Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Even though we know through Romans 5:10 that we who now know God were once His enemies, we were not His eternal enemies.  We were enemies who were destined to become His children.  God's eternal enemies are those who enslave, persecute and crush His people - on a spiritual level.

The Devil and the World and the Flesh are the enemies of God.  They capture and enslave humans for the glory of evil.  Satan and his demons seek the demise of God's children so that they can make God out to be a liar and prove Him false, which is not possible.

Jesus Christ, who died for His people, cries out for the destruction of the enemies of God.  He has cried out from of old, even as He calls out an eternal gospel.  Christ is raised and He is raised to repay the enemies of God.

The enemies of Jesus Christ are the enemies of His children.  It is good and right to cry out against the enemies of God and to plead for their destruction.  Every temptation and evil thought; every selfish motive and self loving act; every doubt and backsliding are the works of the enemies of God.  Although these things seem to be present in the person of God, they are not of the person of God but are of the enemy.  We call out for the destruction of God's enemies, knowing that we, ourselves are hidden safely in Christ - His new creation.

God Himself will once and for all utterly crush His enemies and we will enter into a blissful rest where there is no more temptation and taunting and accusations.  Even now, God is faithful to rebuke and chase away the enemies from us when we cry out to Him.  We can confidently and earnestly call out to our Father, with the voice of His Son, who helps us pray through His Holy Spirit, "Rescue me from my enemies!"

As Christ spoke through David, we today, speak through the Spirit of Christ:
"By this I know that you delight in me:  my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. 
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen."  Psalm 41:11-13