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


In Context

14 The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.

15 They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.

16 Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,

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

18 And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.

19 It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

109:17And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be 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 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.