Psalm 109 · a question people ask
From 109:6 the psalm speaks of him: "Set a wicked man over him" (109:6). Who is he?
The psalm doesn't name him. In 109:2-5 the psalmist speaks of they: "they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me" (109:2), and "They have rewarded me evil for good" (109:5). From 109:6 it speaks mostly of him and his: "Set a wicked man over him" (109:6), "Let his days be few" (109:8). In 109:20 it speaks of many again: "This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul" (109:20). The psalm doesn't say why it moves from they to him. In Acts, Peter says the Scripture was spoken "concerning Judas" (Acts 1:16), and quotes "Let another take his office" (Acts 1:20); the honest question on 109:8 gives his words. These notes don't say more about who he is than the psalm and Acts say.
The verses
“for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer. They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand. When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin. Let his days be few. Let another take his office.”
“This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.”
““Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.”
“For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’”