Psalms 109:29
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
King James Version
In Context
28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
30I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Cross References
Psalms 6:10Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Psalms 109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
Micah 7:10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31
Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →