Psalms 109:16

“Because that he remembered not to show mercy, etc.] As Judas did not; neither to the poor, whom he cared not for, (<431206>John 12:6) nor to Christ, whom he betrayed with a kiss to his enemies: nor had these words of Christ any effect upon him, to move his pity and compassion, “Friend, wherefore art thou come?” (<402649>Matthew 26:49,50) nor did the Jews show mercy to him: they were a merciless and hardhearted people; though mercy was one of the weightier matters of the law, this they omitted, (<402323>Matthew 23:23), their want of compassion may be observed in the priest and Levite passing by the man wounded by thieves, (<421030>Luke 10:3032). Nor did they show any mercy to Christ, when…”

“Because that he remembered not to show mercy - He had no compassion; he was severe, harsh, unjust, unfeeling. But persecuted the poor and needy man - The man that was destitute of friends; that was a wanderer and a beggar. There were times in the life of David when this would be strictly and literally applicable to him. That he might even slay the broken in heart - The man whose heart was crushed by sorrow - that he might put “the finishing stroke” to all, and send him to the grave. Whatever might have been the “feeling” which prompted to this prayer, or however difficult it may be to vindicate the psalmist’s expression of feeling, there can be no doubt as to the propriety of inflicting…”

“109:16 The defendant committed capital crimes and did not exercise even basic decency.”

“he remembered: Sa2 17:1, Sa2 17:2; Mat 5:7, Mat 18:33-35; Jam 2:13 persecuted: Psa 10:2, Psa 10:14; Gen 42:21; Job 19:2, Job 19:3, Job 19:21, Job 19:22; Mat 27:35-46 slay: Psa 34:18, Psa 69:20-29; Sa2 16:11, Sa2 16:12; Mar 14:34-36 Psalms 109:17”

“He whom he persecuted with a thirst for blood, was, apart from this, a great sufferer, bowed down and poor and נכאה לבב, of terrified, confounded heart. lxx κατανενυγμένον (Jerome, compunctum); but the stem-word is not נכא (נכה), root נך, but כּאה, Syriac bā'ā', cogn. כּהה, to cause to come near, to meet. The verb, and more especially in Niph., is proved to be Hebrew by Dan 11:30. Such an one who without anything else is of a terrified heart, inasmuch as he has been made to feel the wrath of God most keenly, this man has persecuted with a deadly hatred. He had experienced kindness (חסד) in a high degree, but he blotted out of his memory that which he had experienced, not for an instant…”