Psalms 109:27

Psalms 109:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.
• New International Version (NIV)Let them know that it is your hand, that you, Lord, have done it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it!
• New King James Version (NKJV)That they may know that this is Your hand— That You, Lord, have done it!

Context of Psalms 109:27

25I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn. 26Help me, O Lord my God! Save me because of your unfailing love. Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, Lord. 28Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing! 29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

Psalms 109:27 word by word

וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That they may knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thy handיָדyâd · handH3027
• thou, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hast doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Psalms 109:27

• Psalms 17:13Arise, O Lord! Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!
• Psalms 64:8Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
• Psalms 126:2We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”
• Exodus 8:19“This is the finger of God!” the magicians exclaimed to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He wouldn’t listen to them, just as the Lord had predicted.
• Numbers 16:28And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own.
• 1 Samuel 17:46Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!
• 1 Kings 18:36At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.
• Job 37:7Then everyone stops working so they can watch his power.
• Acts 2:32“God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.
• Acts 4:16“What should we do with these men?” they asked each other. “We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it.

Commentaries on Psalms 109:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27That they may know that this is thy hand - Let thy help be so manifest in my behalf, that they may see it is thy hand, and that thou hast undertaken for me. Or, if the words refer to the passion of our Lord, Let them see that I suffer not on my own account; "for the transgression of my people am I smitten."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27That they may know that this is thy hand - That this has been done by thee; that it has all occurred under thy direction, or has been ordered by thee. The reference seems to be particularly to God‘s interposition: “Let it be manifest to all that thou hast interposed in my behalf; that thou hast undertaken for me; that thou art my Friend.” He desired an interposition from God that he might be vindicated before all his enemies. That thou, Lord, hast done it…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. 26-2726-27. Let my deliverance glorify Thee (compare Psa 59:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 109:27

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

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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