King James Version
Psalms 109:6 in the King James Version says “Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. Satan: or, an adversary” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 109 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. Satan: or, an adversary”
Psalms 109:6 · KJV
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
And 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. Satan: or, an adversary
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked
Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Set”
H6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“over him and let Satan”
H7854an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) satan, the arch-enemy of good
“stand”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“at his right hand”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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