Bible Commentary

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me. 21. But thou, Jehovah the Lord (or, my Lord), work thou for me] Lit. with me; put forth Thy power so as to shew that Thou art on my side, and prove Thyself all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:21”

[Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 20. Let this be the reward ] Or as R.V., This (is) the reward; the wages, as the word implies, which they have earned by their behaviour. adversaries ] See note on Psa 109:4. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:20”

Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 19. (So) let it be unto him as the garment in which he wraps himself, And as the belt wherewith he girds himself continually. As the text stands, the verbs in Psa 109:17-18 cannot be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:19”

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 18. And he clad himself with cursing as with his robe, And It came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones: Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:18”

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 17. And he loved cursing, and it came to him; And delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him: Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges As he loved … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:17”

Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. 16. Because he remembered not to do lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And him that was cowed in heart, to do them to death. He took no thought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:16”

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 15. Let them be ] The iniquity and sin. Cp. Psa 90:8; Lam 1:22. the memory of them ] Of his ancestors and all their posterity. Cp. Psa 34:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:15”

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 14. be blotted out ] From God’s book in which it is recorded as a debt. Cp. Psa 51:1. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 14, 15. Let the full penalty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:14”

Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 13. Cp. Psa 37:28; Psa 37:38; Job 18:13-21. May his sons die childless, and in the next generation their name be removed from the register of citizens. Cp. Psa 69:28. An Israelite, with his strong sense of family … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:13”

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children. 12. Let him have none to continue lovingkindness to him as represented in his children; nor any one to have pity on his orphans. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Let there be none … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:12”