Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 109:6
Psalms 109:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
- New International Version (NIV)Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Context of Psalms 109:6
4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
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הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 109:6
- Matthew 27:4Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
- Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Yhwh, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
- John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
- Matthew 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Let Satan stand at his right hand - As the word שטן satan means an adversary simply, though sometimes it is used to express the evil spirit Satan, I think it best to preserve here its grammatical meaning: "Let an adversary stand at his right hand:" i.e., Let him be opposed and thwarted in all his purposes. All the Versions have devil, or some equivocal word. The Arabic has eblees, the chief of the apostate spirits; but the name is probably corrupted from…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Set thou a wicked man over him - This commences the imprecatory part of the psalm, extending to Psalm 109:20. The first thing that the psalmist asks is, that his foe might be subjected to the evil of having a man placed over him like himself: a man regardless of justice, truth, and right; a man who would respect character and propriety no more than he had himself done. It is, in fact, a prayer that he might be punished “in the line of his offences.” It…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. 66. over him--one of his enemies prominent in malignity (Psa 55:12). let Satan stand--as an accuser, whose place was the right hand of the accused (Zec 3:1, 2).Read the comment
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- 1. Psalms 109:6 Satan: or, an adversary. ↩
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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