Psalms 109:19

Psalms 109:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
• New International Version (NIV)May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let it be to him like the garment which covers him, And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.

Context of Psalms 109:19

17And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him. 18And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones; Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded. 20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21But do thou for me, Jehovah, Lord, for thy name's sake; because thy loving-kindness is good, deliver me:

Psalms 109:19 word by word

תְּהִי־ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃Read the interlinear

• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• garmentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• girdedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296

Cross-references for Psalms 109:19

• Psalms 109:18And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;
• Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
• Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Commentaries on Psalms 109:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19And for a girdle - Let the curse cleave to him throughout life: as the girdle binds all the clothes to the body, let the curse of God bind all mischiefs and maladies to his body and soul. The Hindoos, Budhists, and others often wear a gold or silver chain about their waist. One of those chains, once the ornament of a Moudeliar in the island of Ceylon, lies now before me: it is silver, and curiously wrought.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him - He has chosen to put it on, to wear it, to appear in it; so let him constantly feel its consequences. As he is always obliged to wear clothing, so let this be as constantly with him and upon him as his mantle and his sash. And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually - The belt or girdle which he constantly wears. See the notes at Matthew 5:38.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-20Verses 6-20 The Lord Jesus may speak here as a Judge, denouncing sentence on some of his enemies, to warn others. When men reject the salvation of Christ, even their prayers are numbered among their sins. See what hurries some to shameful deaths, and brings the families and estates of others to ruin; makes them and theirs despicable and hateful, and brings poverty, shame, and misery upon their posterity: it is sin, that mischievous, destructive thing. And…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-19The NLT translates these verses as the words of the psalmist’s accusers; Hebrew lacks They say, which makes it unclear who is speaking.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. Let his loved sin, cursing, come upon him in punishment (Psa 35:8), thoroughly fill him as water and oil, permeating to every part of his system (compare Nu 5:22-27), and become a garment and a girdle for a perpetual dress.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 109:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Girdle
• God
• Psalms, Book of

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