Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
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Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
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Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
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Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Psalms 109:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 109:29 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
- Psalms 132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will shine.”
- Psalms 35:26 Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
- Psalms 109:18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 109:19 Let it be unto him as the…
Psa 109:19 Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
Ver. 19. Let it be unto him as a garment] Yet as an inner, but outer garment also, that men may see and say, This is an accursed person; the visible vengeance of God pursueth him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Which cleaves closer and faster to a man than…
Which cleaves closer and faster to a man than a garment, than the Eastern garments did, which were large and loose.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from…
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord,.... Who were so many Satans, as the word used signifies; and Judas particularly is called a devil; and of the same malevolent and diabolical disposition were the Jews in general, Joh 6:70 and what is before imprecated upon them is the just recompence of reward for their hatred to Christ and ill usage of him.
And of them that speak evil against my soul; or "life" (f); in order to take it away, as did the false witnesses that rose up against him, and the Jews who charged him with sedition and blasphemy.
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(f) "contra vitam meam", Gejerus.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 19. And for a girdle] Let the curse…
Verse 19. And for a girdle] Let the curse cleave to him throughout life: as the girdle binds all the clothes to the body, let the curse of God bind all mischiefs and maladies to his body and soul.
The Hindoos, Budhists, and others often wear a gold or silver chain about their waist. One of those chains, once the ornament of a Moudeliar in the island of Ceylon, lies now before me: it is silver, and curiously wrought.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Let it be unto him as the garment which…
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him - He has chosen to put it on, to wear it, to appear in it; so let him constantly feel its consequences. As he is always obliged to wear clothing, so let this be as constantly with him and upon him as his mantle and his sash.
And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually - The belt or girdle which he constantly wears. See the notes at Mat 5:38.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 19. Continually—This garment and girdle are to be worn…
19. Continually—This garment and girdle are to be worn perpetually, not to be intermitted, or laid off, as with common apparel.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. (So) let it be unto him as the…
19. (So) let it be unto him as the garment in which he wraps himself,
And as the belt wherewith he girds himself continually.
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As the text stands, the verbs in Psa_109:17-18 cannot be rendered as optatives, let it come … let it be far … let it come. At first sight it is tempting to make the slight change in vocalisation which would give this sense (cp. LXX and Jer.); but the text admits of a good explanation. The past tenses it came … it was far … it came are not to be explained as ‘futures of certainty,’ water and oil (possibly with a reference to the water of jealousy, Num_5:22) being regarded as figures for what will inevitably penetrate his whole body. Water and oil naturally denote what is refreshing and strengthening (Job_15:16; Job_34:7; Pro_3:8). The wicked man deliberately chose the policy of cursing, and welcomed it to a home in his heart; he banished blessing from his thoughts and purposes. Cursing became the habit of mind, which he assumed each day as naturally as his garment: it was a positive refreshment and invigoration of his whole being. Therefore let it cleave inseparably to him and let him never be able to free himself from it Let it cling to him like a Nessus-shirt of venom.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Let it be unto him as the garment which…
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him. Let it cling to him both outwardly and inwardly inwardly, as the penetrating oil; outwardly, as the everyday dress. And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. The "girdle" or "waistcloth" was even more inseparable from the wearer than his beged, his "cloak" or "wrap."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 May his curses be to him like the clothes…
May his curses be to him like the clothes he wears to cover himself
People wore their clothes everyday. David speaks of a wicked person always being cursed as if his curses always covered him as his clothing does. AT: "Let his curses be on him every day like the garment he wears" (See: Simile)
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like the belt he always wears
The words "may his curses be to him" are understood from the previous phrase. They may be repeated here. AT: "may his curses be to him like the belt he always wears" or "and let his curses always be on him like the belt he always wears" (See: Ellipsis)
May this be the reward
"May these curses be the reward"
translationWords
curse
reward
accuse
Yahweh
evil
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