Psalms 109:20

109:19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

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

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This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

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

109:21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

What does Psalms 109:20 mean?

Psalms 109:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פְּעֻלָּה (pᵉʻullâh), שָׂטַן (sâṭan), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

this

the

rewardפְּעֻלָּהpᵉʻullâh/peh-ool-law'/H6468(abstractly) work

mine

adversariesשָׂטַןsâṭan/saw-tan'/H7853to attack, (figuratively) accuse

from

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

them

that

speakדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

evilרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

against

soul.נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:20.

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 23:8

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Genesis 27:19

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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What does Psalms 109:20 say?

Psalms 109:20 (King James Version) reads: "Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul."

Is Psalms 109:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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