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Originally Posted by Banjo
The Bible promotes killing people who don't worship the Christian God.
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The God of Israel had to protect His people from the idol worshipping neighboring tribes and their influence. Idol worship and sacrifice was a terrible recurrent problem for the Jews of that time.
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The Bible promotes bashing the babies against the rocks.
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Not at all. The psalmist is writing about how his heart feels after experiencing the effects of Babylonian atrocities. As a human, he wants revenge. The psalm does not say that God approves of that sentiment but it does show that God allows one in pain to express his deepest feelings.