“They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.”
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I pray for them. The speaker's response to the enemies includes love and intercessory prayer ('I pray for them'), yet they repay with accusation. The contrast between the speaker's loving response and the enemies' hostile reciprocation emphasizes their moral failure. This verse portrays the speaker as morally superior, responding to hatred with prayer.
Church Fathers on Psalms 109:3
1. Every one who faithfully reads the Acts of the Apostles, acknowledges that this Psalm contains a prophecy of Christ; for it evidently appears that what is here written, “let his days be few, and let another take his office,” is prophesied of Judas, the betrayer of Christ....For as some things are said which seem peculiarly to apply to the Apostle Peter, and yet are not clear in their meaning, unless when referred to the Church, whom he is acknowledged to have figuratively…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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