Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 109:1-31
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
Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 109:1-31
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