Passage

Psalms 109.6

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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."

"6. Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand."

"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)

"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."

"6. Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand."

"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)

"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."

"6. Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. ^{Satan: or, an adversary}"

"7. When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. ^{be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked} 8. Let his days be few; and let another take his office. ^{office: or, charge}" (Psalms 109:4-8, KJV)

YLT (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."

"6. Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand."

"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)

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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

H7854 - satan

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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