Psalm 109:6-10 NASB

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 109:6

Set thou a wicked man over him ,.... Or "them", as the Syriac version; over everyone of his adversaries, and all of them: and which may be interpreted, as it is by Cocceius, of tyrannical princes and governors, set over the Jews, as Tiberius, Caius, Claudius, Nero, &c.; and their deputies, Pilate, Felix, Festus, Florus; all wicked men, and which were a judgment on them for their usage of Christ. Though here some single person is designed, even Judas, notorious for his enmity and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:7

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned ,.... When he shall be arraigned at the bar of his own conscience, and be charged with the sin of which he is guilty, let conscience, which is as a thousand witnesses, rise up against him, and condemn him; so it did Judas, Matthew 26:1 , or when he shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ at the last day, let him go out a wicked , or a guilty or condemned man F26 יצא רשע "exeat impius", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, De Dieu,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:8

Let his days be few ,.... The days of men in common are but few at most: length of days, either beyond or according to the usual term of life, is reckoned a blessing; and to be cut off in the midst of a man's days a curse; when this is by the immediate hand of God, as a visible token of his displeasure; or by the hand of the civil magistrate, for some capital offence; or by a man's own hands, which was the case of Judas; whose days were but few, in comparison of the other apostles, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:9

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. This sometimes is the case of good men, who leave widows and fatherless children, whom the Lord shows mercy to; being the Father of the fatherless, and the Judge of the widow, Psalm 68:5 , but sometimes it is threatened and comes as a judgment, when the Lord shows no mercy and favour to them, Exodus 22:24 . And this is the case here, which very probably was literally fulfilled in Judas, who might have a wife and children; since it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:10

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg ,.... Wander from place to place, begging their bread: this is denied of the children of good men in David's time, Psalm 37:25 yet was threatened to the children of Eli, 1 Samuel 2:36 and was very likely literally true of the children of Judas; and was certainly the case of multitudes of the children of the Jews, the posterity of them that crucified Christ, at the time of their destruction by the Romans; when great numbers were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:6

Let Satan stand at his right hand - As the word שטן satan means an adversary simply, though sometimes it is used to express the evil spirit Satan, I think it best to preserve here its grammatical meaning: "Let an adversary stand at his right hand:" i.e., Let him be opposed and thwarted in all his purposes. All the Versions have devil, or some equivocal word. The Arabic has eblees , the chief of the apostate spirits; but the name is probably corrupted from the Greek διαβολος ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:7

Let him be condemned - רשע יצא yetse rasha . "Let him come out a wicked man;" that is let his wickedness be made manifest. Let his prayer become sin - Thus paraphrased by Calmet: "Let him be accused, convicted, and condemned, and let the defense which he brings for his justification only serve to deepen his guilt, and hasten his condemnation." I once more apprise the reader, that if these are not the words of David's enemies against himself, (see on Psalm 109:20 ; (note)), they are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:8

Let another take his office - The original is פקדתו pekuddatho , which the margin translates charge, and which literally means superintendence, oversight, inspection from actual visitations. The translation in our common Version is too technical. His bishopric, following the Septuagint, επισκοπην , and Vulgate, episcopatum and has given cause to some light people to be witty, who have said, "The first bishop we read of was bishop Judas." But it would be easy to convict this witticism... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:9

Let his children be fatherless, etc. - It is said that Judas was a married man, against whom this verse, as well as the preceding is supposed to be spoken; and that it was to support them that he stole from the bag in which the property of the apostles was put, and of which he was the treasurer. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 109:9

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