Psalms 109:8

109:7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked

Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge

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Let his days be few. Let another take his office.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

109:9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

What does Psalms 109:8 mean?

Psalms 109:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ), אַחֵר (ʼachêr).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

his

daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

few;מְעַטmᵉʻaṭ/meh-at'/H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

and

let

anotherאַחֵרʼachêr/akh-air'/H312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.

takeלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)

his

office.פְּקֻדָּהpᵉquddâh/pek-ood-daw'/H6486visitation (in many senses, chiefly official)

office:

or,

charge

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Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

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What does Psalms 109:8 say?

Psalms 109:8 (King James Version) reads: "Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge"

Is Psalms 109:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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