Psalms 109:31

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

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. those: Heb. the judges of

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For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

What does Psalms 109:31 mean?

Psalms 109:31 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָמַד (ʻâmad), יָמִין (yâmîyn), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

For

shall

standעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

the

right

handיָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

the

poor,אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute

saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

him

from

those

that

condemnשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

his

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)

those:

Heb.

the

judges

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:31.

Exodus 18:13

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

Genesis 19:17

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Judges 2:16

Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. delivered: Heb. saved

Judges 2:18

And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

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What does Psalms 109:31 say?

Psalms 109:31 (King James Version) reads: "For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. those: Heb. the judges of"

Is Psalms 109:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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