Psalms 109:1
A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
In Context
2The Lord will send forth the scepter of your virtue from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies.
Cross References
Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I shall glorify him. He is the God of my father, and I shall exalt him.
Psalms 28:1A Psalm of David, at the completion of the tabernacle. Bring to the Lord, O sons of God, bring to the Lord the sons of rams.
Psalms 83:1Unto the end. For the wine and oil presses. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
Psalms 118:28My soul has slumbered because of weariness. Confirm me in your words.
Jeremiah 17:14Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved. For you are my praise.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:1
Whether David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul, or when his son Absalom rebelled against him, or upon occasion of some other trouble that was given him, is uncertain; and whether the particular enemy he prays against was Saul, or Doeg, or Ahithophel, or some other not mentioned in the story, we cannot determine; but it is certain that in penning it he had an eye to Christ, his sufferings and his persecutors, for that imprecation ( ver. 8 ) is applied to Judas, Acts i. 20 . The rest of the prayers… Read the whole commentary →