RRB notes: Psalm 109

Psalms 109 KJV

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

2. For the mouth of the wicked [a] and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

[a] A reference to Judas Iscariot as “the son of perdition” (vss. 3-8; John 17:12; Rev. 17:8). See note on Job 15:20.

3. They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. [b]

[b] John 15:25; see note on vs. 20.

4. For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

5. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

6. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. [c]

[c] Zech. 3:1.

7. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

8. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. [d]

[d] Acts 1:20.

9. Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10. Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11. Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

12. Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

13. Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15. Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. [1]

[1] The verse deals with the demise of the Antichrist (Isa. 14:4-10, 19-22; Rev. 19:19-20), and it is coupled with his dealings with the “poor and needy” (Psa. 10:8, 69:33, 72:12, 109:16; James 2:1-7, 5:1-6; 1 John 3:17). Doctrinally, verses 9-19 are a Second Advent passage.

16. Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

17. As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. [e]

[e] Second Advent (cf. Rev. 13:5-6).

18. As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

19. Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20. Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. [2]

[2] Verses 9-20 are an “imprecatory” prayer – a prayer for the damnation of an enemy. In this case, the “prayer warrior” is the Lord Jesus Christ, the very One who prayed “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34).

21. But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

22. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23. I am gone like the shadow [f] when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

[f] Job 16:16, 8:9, 17:7.

24. My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. [g]

[g] Job 7:5, 19:20, 33:21.

25. I became also a reproach  [h] unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

[h] Like Job and Christ (Psa. 69:9, 20; Job 20:3, 19:3).

26. Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

27. That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. [i]

[i] Like Job (Job 9:16-18, 22, 24, 31) and Jesus Christ (Isa. 53:10; Acts 2:23, 36).

28. Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

29. Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

30. I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

31. For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, [j] to save him from those that condemn his soul.

[j] Psa. 16:8, 110:1; Matt. 22:44.

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Note on Job 15:20 KJV

The wicked man [1] travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

[1] References to the Antichrist (“the son of perdition”) in the Tribulation. The whole passage is Second Advent. It is given as simply the description of a “wicked man.” But in Psalm 10:2-15, you will find “the wicked” connected with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This is “that Wicked” of 2 Thessalonians  2:8.

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 Proverbs Chapter 19

Proverbs 19 KJV

1. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. [a]

[a] Vs. 22.

2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. [b]

[b] Popular expression: “Haste makes waste” (see App. 7).

3. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

4. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

5. A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. [c]

[c] Vs. 9.

6. Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7. All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

8. He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9. A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

10. Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12. The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; [d] but his favour is as dew upon the grass. [e]

[d] Second Advent (Joel 3:16).

[e] Restoration of Israel (2 Sam. 23:4; Hos. 6:3).

13. A foolish son is the calamity of his father: [f] and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

[f] E.g., Manasseh (2 Kings 21:1-16).

14. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. [g]

[g] E.g., Ruth (Ruth 4:13-15) and Abigail (1 Sam. 25:23-42).

15. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. [h]

[h] Prov. 15:19, 6:6-9, 13:4; 2 Thess. 3:8-14.

16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

18. Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

19. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

20. Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

21. There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

22. The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

23. The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. [i]

[i] Cf. Job 28:28, 8:13, 16:6 to see the exception to the rule.

24. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

25. Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

26. He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. [j]

[j] Deut. 21:18-21.

27. Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

28. An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

29. Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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Appendix 7 — Popular Expressions

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