Psalms 109:19

109:18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. into his bowels: Heb. within him

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 to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

Let it be to him as the garment which covers him, and for a girdle with which he is girded continually.

109:20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

What does Psalms 109:19 mean?

Psalms 109:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֶּגֶד (beged), עָטָה (ʻâṭâh), מָזִיחַ (mâzîyach).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

unto

him

the

garmentבֶּגֶדbeged/behg'-ed/H899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

which

coverethעָטָהʻâṭâh/aw-taw'/H5844to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll

him,

and

for

girdleמָזִיחַmâzîyach/maw-zee'-akh/H4206a belt (as movable)

wherewith

girdedחָגַרchâgar/khaw-gar'/H2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)

continually.תָּמִידtâmîyd/taw-meed'/H8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:19.

Leviticus 13:45

And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

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What does Psalms 109:19 say?

Psalms 109:19 (King James Version) reads: "Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually."

Is Psalms 109:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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