New International Version
Psalms 109:17
17He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.
Psalms 109:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
- New King James Version (NKJV)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.
Context of Psalms 109:17
15May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth. 16For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted. He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him. 18He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil. 19May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:17 word by word
וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 109:17
- Psalms 52:4You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!
- Psalms 59:12For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
- Proverbs 14:14The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.
- Ezekiel 35:6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
- Matthew 7:2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
- Revelation 16:6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
Commentaries on Psalms 109:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him - The Jews said, when crucifying our Lord, His blood be upon us and our children! Never was an imprecation more dreadfully fulfilled.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17As he loved cursing - As he loved to curse others; as he seemed to have a pleasure alike in the act of cursing and in the feeling which prompts to cursing, let him see what it is; let it come upon him in its fullness. He has chosen this as his portion; let it be his. This, in the original, is in the indicative mood, and not, as in our version, in the optative form: “He loved cursing, and it has come upon him; he did not delight in blessing, and it is…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
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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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