The Meaning of Psalms 109:19 Explained

Psalms 109:19

KJV: Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

YLT: It is to him as apparel -- he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.

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

ASV: Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 109:19?

MEANING: What does Psalms 109:19 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 109:19 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 109:19?

What is the context of Psalms 109:19?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

What does Psalms 109:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 109:17-31 - The Deliverer Of The Needy

This psalm emphasizes the difference, indicated by our Lord, between His teaching and that addressed to "them of old time," especially on the point of forgiveness. It is in such teaching as this that the psalmist's mood is distinctly inferior to that which has now become the law for devout men. This at least may be said, that these ancient saints did not desire vengeance for private injuries, but that God's name and character might be vindicated. Devout men could not but long for the triumph of good and the defeat and destruction of its opposite.

The closing paragraph voices some of those lowly, sad petitions for help, which occur in so many of the psalms. This combination of devout meekness and trust with the fiery imprecations or predictions at the core of this psalm, substantiates what has been said above as to the spirit in which the psalm was conceived. It is not personal, but the voice of the Church asking God to make known the righteousness of His government. The psalm begins and ends with praise. It starts by picturing an adversary at the right hand of the wicked, Psalms 109:6, and closes with assurance that Jehovah stands at the right hand of His afflicted servant to deliver him. "I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved," Psalms 16:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 109

¹ David complains of his slanderous enemies
¹⁶ He shows their sin
²¹ Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help
²⁹ He promises thankfulness

What do the individual words in Psalms 109:19 mean?

Let it be to him like the garment which covers him and for a belt continually with which he girds himself

תְּהִי־ ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ

תְּהִי־	Let it be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Jussive, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
ל֭וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
כְּבֶ֣גֶד	like the garment
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: בֶּגֶד Sense: treachery, deceit.
יַעְטֶ֑ה	which covers him
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָטָה Sense: to cover, enwrap, wrap oneself, envelop oneself.
וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח	and for a belt
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֵזַח Sense: girdle.
תָּמִ֥יד	continually
Parse: Adverb Root: תָּמִיד Sense: continuity, perpetuity, to stretch.
יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ	with which he girds himself
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: חָגַר Sense: to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt.

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