Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 109:20
20Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers, And to those who speak evil against my person.
Context of Psalms 109:20
18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19Let it be to him as the garment which covereth him, and for a belt with which he is girded continually. Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 109:20
- Psalms 2:5Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and trouble them in his great displeasure.
- Psalms 21:8Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
- Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
- Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
- 2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
- 2 Samuel 18:32And the king said to Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee harm, be as that young man is .
- 1 Kings 2:44The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thy heart is aware of, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thy own head;
- Luke 19:27But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before me.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
- Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.
- Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.
- Matthew 26:66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
- Mark 9:39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
- 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by 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
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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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