King James Version
Psalms 109:17 in the King James Version says “As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 109 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.”
Psalms 109:17 · KJV
Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
As 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. into his bowels: Heb. within him
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“unto him as he delighted”
H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
“so let it be far”
H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
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