Psalms 109:18

He also clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

In Context

17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came to him. And he did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

19Let it be to him as the raiment with which he covers himself, and for the belt with which he is girded continually.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:22And this water that causes the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.

Job 20:12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

Psalms 109:19Let it be to him as the raiment with which he covers himself, and for the belt with which he is girded continually.

Matthew 27:3Then Judas, who betrayed him, after seeing that he was condemned, having repented, he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and elders,

Acts 1:25to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:7-21

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to… Read the whole commentary →

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