Psalms Chapter 109 verse 17 Holy Bible
Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
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As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
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And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.
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As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
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And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him; rather, so it came upon him (Revised Version), or so it shall come upon him (LXX., Cheyne). The one of David's enemies who "loved cursing" most was Shimei (2 Samuel 16:5-12). As he de lighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him; rather, so it was, or so it will be, far from him.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17, 18) Let.--The optatives in the English are wrong. These verses express facts, and the imprecation follows in Psalm 109:19. Render--He loved cursing; and it comes;He delighted not in blessing; and it departs;Yea, he clothed himself in cursing as with his cloak,And it came like water into his bowels,And like oil into his bones;May it be, &c.Comp. the proverb, "Curses, like chickens, always come home to roost."The fabled shirt of Nessus, which ate into the mighty form of Hercules, has suggested itself to commentators in illustration of this image. In a good sense the same figure is a favourite one with the Hebrews. (See Isaiah 11:5.) . . .
