Psalms 109

When the Devil entered into Judas, and bid him betray Christ, Judas would do it though he hanged himself. This case is sad and dismal to be thus in the house of bondage under the power and tyranny of Satan: When David would curse the enemies of God, how did he pray against them,…

Some wish a curse upon themselves — so the Jews: "His blood be upon us," etc. — and so do your "God-dammes," as if damnation did not come fast enough. "As he loved cursing, so let it come to him" (Psalms 109:17). 18. The evil tongue is the unjust tongue, that will for a piece of…

Sennacherib's two sons were the death of him (2 Kings 19:37). 4. God will set Satan against them (Psalm 109:6). Let Satan stand at his right hand.

Wandering thoughts poison a duty, and turn it into sin. (Psalm 109:7) Let his prayer become sin. What can be worse, than to have a man's praying and hearing of the Word become sin?

3. The benefits of our redemption are applied to us by prayer. Psalm 109:4. But I give my self to prayer. I shall not expatiate upon prayer at large, being to speak more fully to it in the Lord's Prayer.

The consideration how terrible the thoughts of this will be, that we should lose Heaven for want of a little more pains, will be a means to spur on our sluggish hearts, and make us more diligent to get the Kingdom. 3. The third means for the obtaining this Kingdom is to keep up…

This must be a motive to make us to look unto ourselves, and to have care against all sins of the second table; for, look wherein you take your pleasure to God's dishonor, therein shall you feel and see God's judgment upon you, to your correction and confusion. Psalm 109.17, As…

And thus did the apostles pray against their persecutors (Acts 4:29): O Lord behold their threatenings, and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak your word. Question. David uses imprecations against his enemies, in which he prays for their utter confusion, as Psalm 5…

For first the promise depends not upon the law, but upon the truth and mercy of God only and alone. Secondly when the law is in its chief end and office, it humbles a man, and in humbling him it makes him to sigh and groan, and to seek the hand and aid of the Mediator, and makes…

If we dare go beyond the limits of this rule, we must hear the speech of Christ, you know not of what spirit you are (Luke 9:55). The third question is, how we should use the imprecations that are in the Psalms of David, as Psalm 109 and in other places of Scripture? Answer: the…

For what though he curse, if God does bless? It was the thing that comforted David being cursed of his enemies, in that though they did curse, yet God would bless (Psalm 109:28). And let us comfort ourselves in this, that he will curse them that curse his people (Genesis 12:3).

To others nothing is sanctified either as an Instrument or occasion of any spiritual good; but as the worst things are ordered to the benefit of the saints, so the best things wicked men enjoy do them no good. Their prayers are turned into sin, Psalm 109:7 The Ordinances are the…

Some men's mouths are full of cursing (Psalm 10:7). They love cursing, they clothe themselves with cursing as with a garment (Psalm 109:17-18). Cursing (as one of the Ancients complained in his time) is now made the common weapon of anger, and wrath wishes that evil, which (beca…

To be set with it signifies, as preciousness, so rare artifice, and such is seen in the right setting of precious stones. By our Lord's hands, may be understood that powerful activity whereby he is fitted to bring about what he pleases, and that power which he exercises especial…

Waters will quench fire, but nothing will quench this love. By waters in Scripture, often (as Psalm 42:7 and Psalm 93:4 and frequently) are understood afflictions, crosses, and even spiritual desertions — "all your waves and billows have gone over me" (Psalm 42:7), (Psalm 109:1-…

For their whole employment shall be blaspheming and cursing, and in the anguish and horror of their spirits roaring out, and exclaiming both against God and themselves. Then, as they loved cursing, and clothed themselves with it as with a garment; so it shall come into their bow…

As at another time, when his own followers spoke of stoning him, though he could not still the tumult of his troops, he could those of his spirits, for then he encouraged himself in the Lord his God (1 Samuel 30:6). As to those prayers against his enemies, which we find in some…

The words of vain men are small things, whoever fears such words so as to do evil, or to leave off good, are the weakest of men; these are like unto Soldiers who are cast down and overcome, not with some violent strong tempest, but with some small weak puff of winde, these are t…

The Lord having spoken pardon to a soul, and instead of the curse due to sin, blessed it with a title to glory; it easily and readily speaks pardon, and not only pardon, but blessing to the advantage, even to these that outrage it most and deserve worst of it; reflects still on…

A good man makes his family Palaestra Pietatis, a Nursery of Piety, as it was said of Cranmer. 6. He who Fears God, dares not neglect Family or Closet-prayer, Psalm 109:4. I Give my self to Prayer.

2. As to try our faith, so our patience. We should prevent reproach as much as we can: but then we must bear it when we cannot avoid it: They reproach, but I pray (Psalm 109:4). That was David's exercise and revenge; he took that advantage to pray for them; God will try how we c…

The word of God was appointed to this use — to plant the fear of God in our hearts, and to increase our reverence of God — not that we may play the wantons with promises, and feed our lusts with them. I rather take our own translation as more fitting, and it has such a sense as…

We should prevent reproaches as much as we can, but by a holy conversation may bear them when we cannot avoid them. (Psalm 109:4): (For my love, they are my adversaries: but I give myself to prayer.) That was David's exercise, the revenge he took upon them, to pray to God for th…

1. He is God's by creation, for he made him out of nothing. (Psalm 109:3) "Know that the Lord he is God, it is he that has made us, and not we ourselves, we are his people and the sheep of his pasture." (Colossians 1:16) "All things were created by him, and for him" — by redempt…

We shall find that the best way to please all, or to displease any with least danger, is to please him, who is all in all. Though therefore any should think it strange, that you run not with them to the same excess of riot, and speak evil of you (1 Peter 4:4), answer them as Jos…

It is a desperate malignity in the temper of the stomach, that should turn our meat and diet into diseases, the best cordials and preservatives into poisons, so that what in reason is [reconstructed: meant] to nourish a man should kill him. Such is the venom and malignity of sin…

That the merciful man is a blessed man. As there is a curse hanging over the head of the unmerciful man (Psalm 109:6-9): Let Satan stand at his right hand; when he shall be judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin; let his children be fatherless, and his wife…

12. A godly man is a praying man: This is in the Text, Every one that is godly shall pray unto thee. As soon as Grace is poured in; prayer is poured out, Psalm 109 verse 4. But I give my self to prayer; in the Hebrew it is, [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉]but I prayer: Prayer and I a…

2. God hears not sinners (John 9:31). Let his prayer be sin (Psalm 109:7). Indeed the prayers of Britain are not heard, nor their solemn fasts accepted; for iniquity has separated between God and us (Isaiah 59:2).

The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I erred not from your Precepts, verse 157. Many are my persecutors, and my enemies, yet do I not decline from your Testimonies (Psalm 109:3). They fought against me without cause, verse 4.

When David rent the robe of Saul, his heart smote him, so that it left a hole, or the mark of the stripe behind it; as when a burning iron is put on the face of an evildoer, it leaves behind it a brand, or a stigma. 2. This is terrible, that this brand is eternal; as the prophet…

(Psalm 6:3) "My soul is sore vexed, but you, O Lord, how long?" — that is a broken speech also. (Psalm 109:4) "For my love they were my enemies," in the Hebrew it is [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] Vani Tephilla, at ego oratio: "But I prayer;" or, "I was all prayer," as if I in soul…