# Psalms 109.6

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 4. For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer. 5. And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
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> **6. Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.**
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> 7. When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin. 8. Let his days be few; And let another take his office. (Psalms 109:4-8, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 4. In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer. 5. They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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> **6. Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.**
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> 7. When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin. 8. Let his days be few. Let another take his office. (Psalms 109:4-8, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 4. For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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> **6. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. <sup>Satan: or, an adversary</sup>**
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> 7. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. <sup>be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked</sup> 8. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. <sup>office: or, charge</sup> (Psalms 109:4-8, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 4. For my love they oppose me, and I, prayer! 5. And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
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> **6. Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.**
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> 7. In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin. 8. His days are few, his oversight another taketh, (Psalms 109:4-8, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H7854 - satan](/codex/h7854-satan/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.