New Living Translation
Psalms 109:31
31For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
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
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak. 30But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone. For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:31 word by word
כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:31
- Psalms 16:8I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
- Psalms 73:23Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 110:5The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you. He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.
- Psalms 121:5The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
- Psalms 109:16For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
- Psalms 68:5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
- Psalms 72:4Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
- Psalms 140:12But I know the Lord will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.
- Psalms 10:14But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.
- Exodus 22:22“You must not exploit a widow or an orphan.
- Proverbs 22:22Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.
- Isaiah 54:17But in that coming day no weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Acts 4:10Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead.
- Acts 5:30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.
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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