8 May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
8 May his days be few; may another take his office!
8 Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else.
8 Let his days be few, And let another take his office.
8 Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 109:8
Commentary on Psalm 109:6-20
(Read Psalm 109:6-20)
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.