Psalms 109:18

And he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it cometh like water within him, and like oil into his bones.

Leeser Tanakh

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

17As he loved cursing, so let it come over him: and as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

19Let it be unto him as a garment in which he wrappeth himself, and for a girdle let him be continually girded with it.

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Cross References

Numbers 5:22And these waters that bring the curse shall go into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall away; and the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

Job 20:12If the evil be sweet in his mouth, he will conceal it under his tongue;

Job 29:14I took righteousness as my garment, and it clothed me: as a robe and a mitre was justice unto me.

Psalms 109:19Let it be unto him as a garment in which he wrappeth himself, and for a girdle let him be continually girded with it.

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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