Psalms 109:29

109:28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

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Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Let my adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

109:30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

What does Psalms 109:29 mean?

Psalms 109:29 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂטַן (sâṭan), לָבַשׁ (lâbash), כְּלִמָּה (kᵉlimmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

mine

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

clothedלָבַשׁlâbash/law-bash'/H3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

with

shame,כְּלִמָּהkᵉlimmâh/kel-im-maw'/H3639disgrace

and

let

them

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

themselves

with

their

own

confusion,בֹּשֶׁתbôsheth/bo'-sheth/H1322shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol

with

mantle.מְעִילmᵉʻîyl/meh-eel'/H4598a robe (i.e. upper and outer garment)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:29.

Psalms 71:13

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

1 Samuel 28:14

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. What: Heb. What is his form?

2 Samuel 13:18

And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

Exodus 29:5

And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

Isaiah 30:3

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

Isaiah 59:17

For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.

Isaiah 61:7

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Jeremiah 3:25

We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

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What does Psalms 109:29 say?

Psalms 109:29 (King James Version) reads: "Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle."

Is Psalms 109:29 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:29 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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