Psalms 109:9

“Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.] This sometimes is the case of good men, who leave widows and fatherless children, whom the Lord shows mercy to; being the Father of the fatherless, and the Judge of the widow, (<196805>Psalm 68:5), but sometimes it is threatened and comes as a judgment, when the Lord shows no mercy and favour to them, (<022224>Exodus 22:24 <230917>Isaiah 9:17). And this is the case here, which very probably was literally fulfilled in Judas, who might have a wife and children; since it looks as if the other apostles had, and certain it is that one of them had a wife, even Peter, in the times of Christ; (see <460905>1 Corinthians 9:5 <400814>Matthew 8:14).…”

“Let his children be fatherless - Hebrew, “his sons.” This is what “always” occurs when a criminal who is a father is executed. It is one of the consequences of crime; and if the officer of justice does his duty, of course, the sons of such a man “must” be made fatherless. The prayer is, simply, that justice may be done, and all this is but an enumeration of what must follow from the proper execution of the laws. And his wife a widow - This implies no malice against the wife, but may be consistent with the most tender compassion for her sufferings. It is simply one of the consequences which must follow from the punishment of a bad man. The enumeration of these things shows the enormity of the…”

“Exo 22:24; Jer 18:21; Lam 5:3 Psalms 109:10”