7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned:
7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin!
7 When he's judged, let the verdict be, "Guilty," and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin.
7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty, And let his prayer become sin.
7 When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 109:7
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.