Psalms 109:17

וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְֽלֹא ־ חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנּוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16יַעַן אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ ־ עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵֽת ׃

18וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו ׃

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21וַיֹּאמֶר אֵצֵא וְהָיִיתִי לְרוּחַ שֶׁקֶר בְּפִי כָּל ־ נְבִיאָיו וַיֹּאמֶר תְּפַתֶּה וְגַם ־ תּוּכָל צֵא וַעֲשֵׂה ־ כֵֽן ׃

Psalms 59:12אַל ־ תַּהַרְגֵם ׀ פֶּֽן ־ יִשְׁכְּחוּ עַמִּי הֲנִיעֵמוֹ בְחֵילְךָ וְהוֹרִידֵמוֹ מָֽגִנֵּנוּ אֲדֹנָֽי ׃

Proverbs 14:14מִדְּרָכָיו יִשְׂבַּע סוּג לֵב וּמֵעָלָיו אִישׁ טֽוֹב ׃

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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