Psalms:109

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mhcc @Psalms:109:1-5 . @ Verse 1-5 . - It is the unspeakable comfort of all believers , that whoever is against them , God is for them ; and to him they may apply as to one pleased to concern himself for them . David 's enemies laughed at him for his devotion , but they could not laugh him out of it . * Verse 6-20 - The Lord Jesus may speak here as a Judge , denouncing sentence on some of his enemies , to warn others . When men reject the salvation of Christ , even their prayers are numbered among their sins . See what hurries some to shameful deaths , and brings the families and estates of others to ruin ; makes them and theirs despicable and hateful , and brings poverty , shame , and misery upon their posterity : it is sin , that mischievous , destructive thing . And what will be the effect of the sentence , "Go , ye cursed ," upon the bodies and souls of the wicked ! How it will affect the senses of the body , and the powers of the soul , with pain , anguish , horror , and despair ! Think on these things , sinners , tremble and repent . * Verse 21-31 - The psalmist takes God 's comforts to himself , but in a very humble manner . He was troubled in mind . His body was wasted , and almost worn away . But it is better to have leanness in the body , while the soul prospers and is in health , than to have leanness in the soul , while the body is feasted . He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies . But if God bless us , we need not care who curses us ; for how can they curse whom God has not cursed ; nay , whom he has blessed ? He pleads God 's glory , and the honour of his name . Save me , not according to my merit , for I pretend to none , but according to thy-mercy . He concludes with the joy of faith , in assurance that his present conflicts would end in triumphs . Let all that suffer according to the will of God , commit the keeping of their souls to him . Jesus , unjustly put to death , and now risen again , is an Advocate and Intercessor for his people , ever ready to appear on their behalf against a corrupt world , and the great accuser . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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