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Psalms 109:21

109:20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

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But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;

But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

But do you for me, O GOD the Lord, for your name’s sake: because your mercy is good, deliver you me.

109:22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

What does Psalms 109:21 mean?

Psalms 109:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih), אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây).

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But
doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thou
for
me,
O
GODיְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}
the
Lord,אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
for
thy
name'sשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
sake:
because
thy
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
is
good,טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
thou
me.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:21.

1 Kings 2:26

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. worthy: Heb. a man of death

1 Kings 8:53

For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

2 Samuel 7:18

Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

2 Samuel 7:19

And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? manner: Heb. law

2 Samuel 7:20

And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant.

2 Samuel 7:28

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

2 Samuel 7:29

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. let it: Heb. be thou pleased and bless

Deuteronomy 3:24

O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might?

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What does Psalms 109:21 say?

Psalms 109:21 (King James Version) reads: "But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me."

Is Psalms 109:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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