Fatherless; whilst they are but children, and so unable to provide for themselves. A widow; either made a widow by his death; or constantly a widow; all persons abhorring her who was related to so vile a miscreant. read more
INTRODUCTION“This,” says Perowne, “is the last of the Psalms of imprecation, and completes the terrible climax. In the awfulness of its anathemas, the Psalm surpasses everything of the kind in the Old Testament. Who the person was who was thus singled out for execration, it is in vain to conjecture. Those who hold, in accordance with the Inscription, that the Psalm was written by David, suppose that Doeg or Cush, Shimei or Ahithophel, is the object of execration.“In Acts 1:20, St. Peter... read more
Psalms 109:1-31 makes me glad that I'm not an enemy of David. For this is one of those psalms where he really takes off again against his enemies, and I mean he goes after them with tongs.Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 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 ( Psalms 109:1-2 ).So these people were talking about David. They were lying about David. And he's saying, "God, don't hold Your peace. Get... read more
Psalms 109:6 . Set thou a wicked man over him. This cannot apply to Ahithophel; he was already his own executioner. Let Satan, that is, an adversary, stand at his right hand, to accuse him, as Doëg stood and falsely accused the highpriest, and David also of conspiracy against Saul; a just punishment for accusing the innocent. Psalms 109:14 . Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered. Sin is often strikingly entailed on posterity, in diseases, moral consequences, and temporal... read more
Psalms 109:1-31Hold not Thy peace, O God of my praise.A song of imprecationI. The misdeeds of the wicked (Psalms 109:1-5).II. The imprecation of wrath (verses 6-20).III. The cry for mercy (Psalms 109:21-25). “The thunder and lightning are now followed by deep, sorrowful complaint like a flood of tears.”IV. The display of the Divine righteousness (Psalms 109:26-31). In this concluding strophe the cry for help is renewed, together with a confident assurance of being answered. The suppliant asks... read more
Psa 109:9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Ver. 9. Let his children be fatherless ] Helpless and shiftless. A sore vexation to many on their death beds, and just enough on graceless persecutors. But happy are they who, when they lie a dying, can say, as Luther did, Domine Deus gratias ago tibi quod volueris me esse pauperem, &c., Lord God, I thank thee for my present poverty, but future hopes. I have not any houses, lands, possessions, money, to leave behind me. Thou... read more
Exodus 22:24, Jeremiah 18:21, Lamentations 5:3 Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:18 - the fruit of thy body 2 Kings 10:17 - he slew Job 5:4 - children Job 20:26 - it shall go Job 21:19 - for his Ecclesiastes 5:14 - and he Acts 1:20 - Let his read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:1-31
CIX. A Psalm of Cursing.— This Ps. is further than anything else in the whole Psalter from the spirit of Christianity. It falls into three parts: Psalms 109:1-Deuteronomy :. The Psalmist’ s distress in persecution; Psalms 109:6-Proverbs :. Bitter curses against his foes; in Psalms 109:21-Obadiah : he recurs to his suffering but is confident of final deliverance. Note that in Psalms 109:6-Proverbs : he does not merely assert that God will punish. Had he done so, he would have felt his pain of... read more