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Psalms 109:31
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy to save him from those who would condemn him.
Psalms 109:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- New International Version (NIV)For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
Context of Psalms 109:31
29My accusers will be clothed with disgrace; they will wear their shame like a cloak. 30I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth; I will praise him in the presence of many. For he stands at the right hand of the needy to save him from those who would condemn him.
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כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 109:31
- Psalms 16:8I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his anger.
- Psalms 121:5The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
- Psalms 109:16For he did not think to show kindness, but pursued the suffering, needy, and brokenhearted in order to put them to death.
- Psalms 68:5God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.
- Psalms 10:14But you yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the matter into your hands. The helpless one entrusts himself to you; you are a helper of the fatherless.
- Exodus 22:22“You must not mistreat any widow or fatherless child.
- Proverbs 22:22Don’t rob a poor person because he is poor, and don’t crush the oppressed at the city gate,
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see oppression of the poor and perversion of justice and righteousness in the province, don’t be astonished at the situation, because one official protects another official, and higher officials protect them.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute any accusation raised against you in court. This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, and their vindication is from me.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Acts 4:10let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead — by him this man is standing here before you healthy.
- Acts 5:30The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had murdered by hanging him on a tree.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31He shall stand at the right hand of the poor - Even if Satan himself be the accuser, God will vindicate the innocence of his servant. Pilate and the Jews condemned our Lord to death as a malefactor; God showed his immaculate innocence by his resurrection from the dead. The whole of this Psalm is understood by many as referring solely to Christ, the traitor Judas, and the wicked Jews. This is the view taken of it in the analysis.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor - He will thus show that he befriends the poor and the helpless. To save him from those that condemn his soul - - Margin, “from the judges of his soul.” The Hebrew is, “from those that judge his soul.” The meaning is, from those that pronounce a harsh or unjust judgment; from those that condemn the innocent.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The psalmist takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner. He was troubled in mind. His body was wasted, and almost worn away. But it is better to have leanness in the body, while the soul prospers and is in health, than to have leanness in the soul, while the body is feasted. He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies. But if God bless us, we need not care who curses us; for how can they curse whom God has not cursed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-31These verses form a prayer for God’s presence and for vindication. The psalmist wants everyone to see that he is vindicated by the Lord, not by any human agent.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. In confidence that God's blessing would come on him, and confusion and shame on his enemies (Psa 73:13), he ceases to regard their curses, and anticipates a season of joyful and public thanksgiving; for God is near to protect (Psa 16:8; 34:6) the poor from all unrighteous judges who may condemn him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 109
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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