Bible Commentary

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labor. 11. Let a creditor ensnare all that he hath, And let foreigners plunder his labour. Ensnare is a graphic word for the wily schemes by which an unscrupulous creditor or usurious money-lender would contrive to get possession of all a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:11”

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek [their bread] also out of their desolate places. 10. let them seek &c.] And seek (their bread) far from their ruined home. Let the wicked man’s home become a ruin, and his children have to get their living away from it. The LXX however … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:10”

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 9, 10. The curse of his misdeeds falls even upon his wife and children. This is the climax of awfulness in the imprecation. But a man’s family was regarded as part of himself; his punishment was not complete unless they were included in it; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:9”

Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office. 8. Let his life come prematurely to an end (Psa 37:35-36; Psa 55:23), and let another man succeed him in his post of authority: or perhaps, let his life be short and withal dishonoured by degradation from his office. Cp. Isa 22:19 ff. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:8”

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 7. When he is Judged, he shall come out guilty] Lit. wicked: he will be shewn to be what he is and condemned accordingly. Cp. Psa 37:33. and his prayer shall be held as a sin] This cannot mean that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:7”

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 6. Set thou ] appoint. He is himself in office ( Psa 109:8, a cognate word, ‘appointment’), but let him be called to account before superior authority. Satan ] Rather an adversary, or, an accuser, for evidently it is a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:6”

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 5. they have rewarded me &c.] Lit. they have laid evil upon me in return for good. Cp. Psa 35:12; Psa 38:20; Jer 18:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And they have rewarded me evil for good – literally, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:5”

For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer. 4. In return for my love they behave as adversaries unto me, Though I (gave myself unto) prayer. Their hostility is not merely gratuitous ( Psa 109:3); it is an actual return of evil for good. The Heb. word for ‘adversaries’ is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:4”

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 3. Yea, with words of hatred have they surrounded me, And fought against me without cause. Cp. Psa 35:7; Psa 35:19-20; Psa 69:4; Pro 1:11. “Come and let us smite him with the tongue” was the cry of Jeremiah’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:3”

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 2. For a wicked man’s mouth, yea a mouth of deceit, have they opened against me: They have spoken with me with a tongue of falsehood. It would be easy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 109:2”