Psalm 109:8-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 109:8

Let his days be few - Let him be soon cut off; let his life be shortened. It cannot be wrong for an officer of justice to aim at this; to desire it; to pray for it. How strange it would be for a magistrate to pray “that a murderer or a traitor should be long lived!”And let another take his office - So every man acts, and practically prays, who seeks to remove a bad and corrupt man from office. As such an office must be filled by someone, all the efforts which he puts forth to remove a wicked... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 109:9

Let his children be fatherless - Hebrew, “his sons.” This is what “always” occurs when a criminal who is a father is executed. It is one of the consequences of crime; and if the officer of justice does his duty, of course, the sons of such a man “must” be made fatherless. The prayer is, simply, that justice may be done, and all this is but an enumeration of what must follow from the proper execution of the laws.And his wife a widow - This implies no malice against the wife, but may be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 109:10

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg - Let them continually wander about with no home - no fixed habitation. Let them be compelled to ask their daily food at the hand of charity. Here we enter on a part of the psalm which is more difficult to be reconciled with a proper feeling than the portions which have been considered. It is, indeed, a frequent consequence of crime that the children of those who are punished “are” vagabonds and beggars, but this is not a necessary consequence;... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 109:11

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath - literally, “Let the extortioner cast a snare over all that he hath;” that is, let him seize all his property. The word rendered “catch” - נקשׁ nâqash - is a word which means to lay a snare, as for birds and wild animals, and hence, it means to ensnare, to entrap, to catch. The word rendered “extortioner” means literally one who lends or borrows money; a money-loaner; in our times, a “broker.” Here it refers to one who loaned money on interest; or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 109:8

Psalms 109:8. Let his days be few The days of his life. Let him die an untimely death. So did Ahithophel, and so did Judas; both hanging themselves. And let another take his office Made void by his death. This is the clause which St. Peter has cited and applied to Judas, in his discourse to the disciples, at the election of Matthias into Judas’s place. He cites, at the same time, a clause from Psalms 69:25; Let their habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein. This latter... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 109:9-10

Psalms 109:9-10. Let his children be Hebrew, יהיו בניו jihju banaiv, his children shall be fatherless Namely, while they are but children, and so are unable to provide for themselves; and his wife a widow Made a widow by his death, and continuing a widow. Let his children be vagabonds Hebrew, ונוע ינועו בניו , in wandering, his children shall wander, that is, they shall certainly wander, and beg Not knowing where to obtain the least sustenance. Let them seek, &c., out of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 109:11-12

Psalms 109:11-12. Let the extortioner catch, &c. Hebrew, ינקשׁ נשׁה , jenakkesh nosheh, the creditor, or usurer, shall insnare all that he hath: that is, take it away, not only by oppression and violence, but by cunning artifices and fraud, whereby such persons are wont to entangle, and so ruin their debtors. Let the stranger Who hath no right to his goods, and will use no pity in spoiling him; spoil his labour All the fruits of his labour. Let there be There shall be none to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:1-31

Psalms 109:0 Those who afflict othersDavid complains to God about the unjust attacks of his opponents and the false accusations they bring against him (1-3). He has no desire for personal revenge; rather he has shown love for his enemies and has prayed for them (4-5).Nevertheless, in the prayer that follows, David uses strong language as he pleads for justice to be done. With the cruelty of his enemies increasing, he hands the case over to God, the righteous judge, who will repay the wicked for... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 109:8

let another, &c. Quoted, but not fulfilled in Acts 1:20 . office = overseership. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 109:9

children = sons. read more

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