Psalms 109:31
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
30 With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- KJV
- For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- WEB
- For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
- ASV
- For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul. Psalm 110 A Psalm of David.
- DARBY
- For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.
- BLB
- For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those judging his soul.
- ÅB
- for han står ved den fattiges høyre hånd for å frelse ham fra dem som dømmer hans sjel.
- OTB
- For Han er ved den trengendes side,
For å befri ham fra dem som dømmer hans sjel. - B1930
- for han står ved den fattiges høire hånd for å frelse ham fra dem som dømmer hans sjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 121:5
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
Read in contextPsalms 16:8
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Read in contextPsalms 140:12
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Read in contextPsalms 73:23
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 110:5
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Read in contextProverbs 22:22–23
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Read in contextPsalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
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