(13) Posterity.—The Hebrew theory of the Divine government was, that if ruin did not overtake the sinner himself, it would fall on his posterity; his name would be forgotten, and his race extinct. read more
(14) Fathers.—The sweet of vengeance lies in its completeness. The curse must strike backwards as well as forwards, and the root as well as the branch be destroyed. Undoubtedly the Mosaic Law, which proclaimed that the “iniquity of the fathers should be visited on the children,” suggested the form of the imprecation.Sin of his mother.—Is the necessity of the parallel. ism sufficient to account for this mention of the mother, or is some definite circumstance in the poet’s thought? The theory... read more
(16) Poor.—The Hebrew word thus rendered, viz., ‘anî, has suggested a reference to the murder of the high priest Onias (2Ma. 4:34-36). read more
(17, 18) Let.—The optatives in the English are wrong. These verses express facts, and the imprecation follows in Psalms 109:19. Render—He loved cursing; and it comes;He delighted not in blessing; and it departs;Yea, he clothed himself in cursing as with his cloak,And it came like water into his bowels,And like oil into his bones;May it be, &c.Comp. the proverb, “Curses, like chickens, always come home to roost.”The fabled shirt of Nessus, which ate into the mighty form of Hercules, has... read more
(20) Reward.—Either “work” or “wages.” The LXX. and Vulg. take it in the former sense, “This is their work who,” &c. read more
An Imprecatory Psalm Psalms 109:7 It is not too much to say that, save in the Athanasian Creed itself, nowhere have Christian people found more widespread spiritual difficulty than in what are commonly known as the Imprecatory Psalms, and even among these none is equal to the Psalm whence the text is taken. How are we to understand them; how, especially when we are told to forgive as we would be forgiven, can we, in Christian churches, take them on our lips? The explanations are various.... read more
Psalms 109:1-31THIS is the last and the most terrible of the imprecatory psalms. Its central portion (Psalms 109:6-20) consists of a series of wishes, addressed to God, for the heaping of all miseries on the heads of one "adversary" and of all his kith and kin. These maledictions are enclosed in prayers, which make the most striking contrast to them; Psalms 109:1-5 being the plaint of a loving soul, shrinkingly conscious of an atmosphere of hatred, and appealing gently to God; while Psalms... read more
Psalm 109-113 Psalms 109:0 Christ in Humiliation 1. Despised and rejected (Psalms 109:1-5 ) 2. The rejectors and their fate (Psalms 109:6-20 ) 3. The Christ in His sorrow (Psalms 109:21-25 ) The five Psalms which are next grouped together belong to the most interesting in the whole collection. They give a marvellous prophecy concerning Christ, His rejection, exaltation and coming glory. In Psalms 109:1-31 we see Him rejected. In Psalms 110:1-7 He is at the Right hand of God, waiting... read more
109:1 [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hold not thy peace, O God of my {a} praise;(a) Though all the world condemn me, yet you will approve my innocence and that is sufficient praise to me. read more
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 109:11
(11) Let the extortioner.—Better, let the usurer lay traps to catch all that he hath. So Timon:“Let prisons swallow them,Debts wither them to nothing.” read more