Psalms 109:31
29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn 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 thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Read in contextPsalms 16:8
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Read in contextPsalms 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Read in contextPsalms 73:23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 110:5
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Read in contextProverbs 22:22–23
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Read in contextPsalms 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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