Psalms 89:22

89:21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

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No enemy will tax him. No wicked man will oppress him.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

The enemy shall not exact on him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

89:23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

What does Psalms 89:22 mean?

Psalms 89:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb), נָשָׁא (nâshâʼ), בֵּן (bên).

Hebrew interlinear

The

enemyאֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

shall

not

exactנָשָׁאnâshâʼ/naw-shaw'/H5378to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt

upon

him;

nor

the

sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

wickednessעֶוֶלʻevel/eh'-vel/H5766(moral) evil

afflictעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

him.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:22.

2 Samuel 7:10

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,

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What does Psalms 89:22 say?

Psalms 89:22 (King James Version) reads: "The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him."

Is Psalms 89:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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