Psalms 109:18

And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;

Darby Translation

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

17And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.

19Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:22and this water that bringeth the curse shall enter into thy bowels, to make the belly to swell, and the thigh to shrink. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

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

Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.

Psalms 109:19Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.

Matthew 27:3Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

Acts 1:25to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell 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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