Psalm 109:11

11 Getti l’usuraio le sue reti su tutto ciò ch’egli ha, e gli stranieri faccian lor preda delle sue fatiche.

Psalm 109:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:11

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath
Or, "lay a snare for all" ^F3; as the Romans did, by bringing in their army, invading the land of Judea, and besieging the city of Jerusalem; who are "the extortioner or exacter that demanded tribute of them"; which they refused to pay, and therefore they seized on all they had for it. The Syriac and Arabic versions render it, "the creditor"; who sometimes for a debt would take wife and children, and all that a man had; see ( 2 Kings 4:1 2 Kings 4:2 ) ( Matthew 18:25 ) . It might be literally true of Judas; who dying in debt, his wife and children, and all he had, might be laid hold on for payment.

And let the stranger spoil his labour;
plunder his house of all his goods and substance he had been labouring for: which was true of the Romans, who were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel; who came into the land, and spoiled their houses, fields, and vineyards, they had been labouring in; they took away their place and nation, and all they had, ( John 11:48 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (vqny) "illaqueet", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Piscator, Gejerus; "iretiat", Vatablus, Michaelis.

Psalm 109:11 In-Context

9 Siano i suoi figliuoli orfani e la sua moglie vedova.

10 I suoi figliuoli vadan vagando e accattino, e cerchino il pane lungi dalle loro case in rovina.

11 Getti l’usuraio le sue reti su tutto ciò ch’egli ha, e gli stranieri faccian lor preda delle sue fatiche.

12 Nessuno estenda a lui la sua benignità, e non vi sia chi abbia pietà de’ suoi orfani.

13 La sua progenie sia distrutta; nella seconda generazione sia cancellato il loro nome!