Psalms 109:20

20 May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!

Psalms 109:20 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:20

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord
Who were so many Satans, as the word used signifies; and Judas particularly is called a devil; and of the same malevolent and diabolical disposition were the Jews in general, ( John 6:70 ) ( 8:44 ) and what is before imprecated upon them is the just recompence of reward for their hatred to Christ and ill usage of him.

And of them that speak evil against my soul;
or "life" ^F6; in order to take it away, as did the false witnesses that rose up against him, and the Jews who charged him with sedition and blasphemy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (yvpn le) "contra vitam meam", Gejerus.

Psalms 109:20 In-Context

18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!

19 May it be like a garment which he wraps round him, like a belt with which he daily girds himself!

20 May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!

21 But thou, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for thy name's sake; because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!

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