There’s some rumbling now that a new anti-Obama slogan featuring a Biblical verse is hoping the president dies. The slogan is, “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8.”
Psalm 109:8 reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”
I read this as him only serving one term and then losing the next election. I think most people read it the same way. The Christian Science Monitor agrees:
For many, the slogan is just a humorous way express disapproval for President Obama. It’s been tweeted and retweeted by Obama critics with messages like “too funny” and “an excellent prayer for America.”
Twitter user Cheri Douglas felt compelled to share the psalm with others. Reached by phone, she said she found it on website while searching for Bible passages relating to leadership – a topic on which she writes, speaks, and consults for a living.
Ms. Douglas was unaware of the verses that followed the ones she referenced and doesn’t think that those who shared the psalm wish the President harm.
That’s where the thoughts of ill will to the president really begin. Psalm 109:9 reads, “Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.”
Now, that’s hard to read any other way than, “Let’s hope he dies.” But that’s not what is being asked. If it were, the phrase would be “Pray for Obama: Pslam 109:8-9.” By referring only to verse 8, it’s clear people using the phrase only want him out of office.
That being said, here’s a little gift from me to you. Feel free to use it where ever you want:
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Did you include a link to where one may order the bumper sticker or did I miss that?
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