King James Version
Psalms 109:8 in the King James Version says “Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 109 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge”
Psalms 109:8 · KJV
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
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“Let his days”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
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