17And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.


In Context

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;

15 Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth:

16 Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

17 And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.

18 And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;

19 Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.

Psalm 109:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

109:17He loved to pronounce a curse- may it come on him; he found no pleasure in blessing- may it be far from him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

109:17But persecuted the poor man and the beggar; and the broken in heart, to put him to death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

109:17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

109:17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

109:17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

109:17And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come to him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.