“For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.”
'For,' said Peter, 'it is written in the book of Psalms: "May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it," and, "May another take his place of leadership." — Peter cites Psalm 69:25 and Psalm 109:8, both imprecatory psalms that describe the experience of the righteous sufferer surrounded by enemies. The typological reading sees David's (and Christ's) experience of betrayal and vindication prefigured in these psalms. The dual citation shows that Judas' betrayal is not outside God's purposes but anticipated in Scripture.
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