Psalms 109:19

May it be unto him like a garment which covereth him; and like a girdle with which he is girded continually.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

In Context

18And he loved cursing, and it shall come unto him: and he would not have blessing, and it shall be far from him. And he put on cursing, like a garment: and it went in like water into his entrails, and like oil in his bones.

20This is the work of them who detract me before the Lord; and who speak evils against my soul.

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Cross References

Psalms 35:26Let them blush : and be ashamed together, who rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confusion and shame, who speak great things against me.

Psalms 109:29Let them that detract me be clothed with shame: and let them be covered with the their confusion as with a double cloak.

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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