English Standard Version
Psalms 109:20
20May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life!
Psalms 109:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers, And to those who speak evil against my person.
- New Living Translation (NLT)May those curses become the Lord’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.
Context of Psalms 109:20
18He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! 19May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life! 21But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! 22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:20 word by word
זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:20
- Psalms 2:5Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying,
- Psalms 21:8Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- Psalms 40:14Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
- Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."
- 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
- 2 Samuel 18:32The king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man."
- 1 Kings 2:44The king also said to Shimei, "You know in your own heart all the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will bring back your harm on your own head.
- Luke 19:27But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind
- Matthew 11:19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds."
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons."
- Matthew 26:66What is your judgment?" They answered, "He deserves death."
- Mark 9:39But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil apainst my soul - Following the mode of interpretation already adopted, this may mean: All these maledictions shall be fulfilled on my enemies; they shall have them for their reward. So all the opposition made by the Jews against our Lord, and the obloquies and execrations wherewith they have loaded him and his religion, have fallen upon themselves; and they are awful…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, - The word rendered “reward” means usually work, labor, occupation, business; then, what one earns by his work - reward, recompence, Leviticus 19:13. The meaning here is, Let them constantly receive these things which I have prayed for Psalm 109:6-19; let them be constantly treated in this manner. This is a summing up of his entire wish - his whole desire. It cannot be proved that they did “not…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. 20The psalmist asks God to act fairly and give people what they deserve (see Psalm 94:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Let this ... reward--or, "wages," pay for labor, the fruit of the enemy's wickedness. from the Lord--as His judicial act.Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 109:20
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries