Psalm 109:17-19 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 109:6-20

David here fastens upon some one particular person that was worse than the rest of his enemies, and the ringleader of them, and in a devout and pious manner, not from a principle of malice and revenge, but in a holy zeal for God and against sin and with an eye to the enemies of Christ, particularly Judas who betrayed him, whose sin was greater than Pilate's that condemned him (John 19:11), he imprecates and predicts his destruction, foresees and pronounces him completely miserable, and such a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:17

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him ,.... Judas loved that which brought a curse upon him, sin; and so he may be said to love the curse; just as sinners are said to love death, Proverbs 8:36 . He was desirous of and sought after it, to bring Christ to an accursed death; and which he accomplished and pleased himself with; and therefore it was a just retaliation upon him that the curse should light on him, and he himself come to a shameful and ignominious death. The Jews loved the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:18

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment ,.... He was full of it; his mouth was full of cursing and bitterness; it was visible in him, easy to be discerned; he took pride as well as pleasure in it, it was in his esteem an ornament to him, as his clothes were. The Syriac version renders it, "as armour"; as if it was a protection to him, or he thought it to be so. So let it come into his bowels like water ; the meaning is, let the wrath of God and the curse of the law... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:19

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him ,.... Let him be surrounded on all sides with the wrath of God; and let it be visible to all, as a man's garment on him is: see Isaiah 66:24 . And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually ; let him be in the utmost straits and distress, being encompassed about with the curse and wrath of God; and let that stick close unto him as a man's belt does; and let him not be able to get clear of it, or extricate himself out of it, as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:17

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him - The Jews said, when crucifying our Lord, His blood be upon us and our children! Never was an imprecation more dreadfully fulfilled. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:18

Let it come into his bowels like water - Houbigant thinks this is an allusion to the waters of jealousy; and he is probably right, - the bitter waters that produce the curse. See Numbers 5:18 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:19

And for a girdle - Let the curse cleave to him throughout life: as the girdle binds all the clothes to the body, let the curse of God bind all mischiefs and maladies to his body and soul. The Hindoos, Budhists, and others often wear a gold or silver chain about their waist. One of those chains, once the ornament of a Moudeliar in the island of Ceylon, lies now before me: it is silver, and curiously wrought. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:17

Verse 17 17As he loved cursing David still continues to enumerate the sins of his adversaries, and is thus severe in his treatment of them, in order to render it more apparent, that he is strictly conforming to the judgment of God. For as often as we draw near to the tribunal of God, we must take care that the equity of our cause may be so sure and evident as to secure for it and us a favorable reception from him. Fortified by the testimony of an approving conscience, David here declares his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:18

Verse 18 Not a few interpreters translate the next two verses in the past form, he clothed himself with cursing, etc., which would be tantamount to saying that the enemy was as fond of cursing as of costly apparel, or that he clothed himself with it as with a garment, and that, like an inveterate disease, it was deeply seated in the marrow of his bones. The other interpretation is more simple, That cursing should cleave to the wicked, that it should envelop him like a cloak, gird him about as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 109:6-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 109:1-31

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