Psalms 109
McGeePsalms 109THEME: Messianicthe humiliation of ChristThis psalm, “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David,” is a messianic psalm. It pictures the humiliation of Christ and is an imprecatory psalm. It has been called a Judas Iscariot psalm, because Simon Peter quoted from this psalm in reference to Judas: “For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishopric let another take” (Act_1:20). A “bishopric” is an overseership, and Simon Peter held an election to choose a man to take the place of Judas. Now notice how this psalm describes Judas Iscariot.
Psalms 109:6
This indicates that Judas was married and had children.
Psalms 109:10
You cannot find anything more dreadful than this imprecatory prayer, which was applied to Judas. As far as I know, no one is defending Judas Iscariot. (I have a notion, however, that certain contemporary judges and organizations would have declared Judas innocent and Jesus guilty!) The Word of God is very clear on the subjectJudas was a guilty man, and he was a lost man. This psalm makes the condition of being lost frightening. It is a terrible thing to be lost! In fact, the Lord Jesus said, “…but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born” (Mat_26:24). The Lord Jesus made it very clear that the condition of the lost is a terrible thing.
In Joh_3:36, where He gave that wonderful invitation, He also gave the other side of it; He contrasted light and darkness: “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” I don’t know how you can make that verse any stronger. The teaching that somehow or other folks who are lost are going to have a second chance, and that there is a larger hope, and that God may have another way, is completely foreign to the Word of God, which says that the wrath of God abides on the person who has not trusted Christ. Jesus Christ endured God’s wrath for us on the cross. He did it for us, and our only way of salvation is to trust Him. If we do not, God’s wrath will be upon us.