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Psalm 109:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 109:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 [a]They say:[b]
“Choose a wicked man to oppose him,
an accuser to stand on his right.
7 At his judgment, let him be found guilty,
with even his prayers deemed sinful.[c]
8 “May his remaining days be few,
with someone else appointed to take his office.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:6 Pitiless are the words of those who curse the innocent psalmist; he has taken them to heart and remembered every one. See note on Ps 5:11 concerning redress for wrongs.
- Psalm 109:6 They say: these words are lacking in the Hebrew, but they are called for by the context. Wicked man: or “the evil one.” Accuser: i.e., a “satan” (see Job 1:6), a name later given to the devil (see 1 Chr 21:1). He stood as an advocate (Ps 109:31) at the right of the accused (see Zec 3:1).
- Psalm 109:7 With even his prayers deemed sinful: another possible translation is: “with even his pleas being in vain.”
- Psalm 109:8 With someone else appointed . . . office: applied to Judas in Acts 1:20.
