“And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.”
They say, 'Appoint a wicked man over him; and let an accuser stand on his right hand.' The enemies' curse explicitly requests divine punishment: installation of a wicked ruler and an accuser. The 'right hand' position, typically associated with favor and protection, becomes the position of accusation and judgment. This verse indicates that the psalm records the enemies' imprecations against the speaker.
Church Fathers on Psalms 109:5
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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