Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Psalms 109:6

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Set thou: Dr. Sykes, Michaelis, and others, contend that these imprecations are those of David's enemies against himself; and they would render, "Set, say they, a wicked," etc, but this is rendered highly improbable by the Psa 109:8 being applied by St. Peter to the traitor Judas, of whom David was certainly not a type. (See Psa 109:20.) Bp. Horsley and others, however, render the verbs in the future tense, the first verb alone being in the imperative; justly considering the Psalmist as merely uttering prophetic denunciations of God's displeasure against sinners. Mat 27:4 and let: Zac 3:1; Joh 13:2, Joh 13:27 Satan: or, an adversary, Mat 5:25 Psalms 109:7

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