The Meaning of Psalms 109:6 Explained

Psalms 109:6

KJV: Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

YLT: Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.

Darby: Set a wicked man over him, and let the adversary stand at his right hand;

ASV: Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Set  thou a wicked man  over him: and let Satan  stand  at his right hand. 

What does Psalms 109:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 109:1-16 - The Persecutor Of The Needy
This psalm is like a patch of the Sahara amid a smiling Eden. But, terrible as the words are, remember that they were written by the man who, on two occasions, spared the life of his persecutor, and who, when the field of Gilboa was wet with Saul's life-blood, sang the loveliest of elegiacs to his memory. These maledictions do not express personal vindictiveness. Probably they should be read as depicting the doom of the wrong-doer. The Apostle, quoting this psalm, expressly says that the Spirit of Inspiration spoke before by the mouth of David, Acts 1:16. The imperative let might better be translated by the future shall. This would be in perfect conformity with Hebrew usage.
Notice in Psalms 109:4 that by omitting the three words in italics, a beautiful suggestion is made of the life of prayer: But I-prayer. The only response of the psalmist to the hatred of his enemies was to give himself more absolutely to prayer. His whole being was consumed in the one intense appeal to God. Such times come to us all. Such prayers always end in praise and thanksgiving, Psalms 109:30. Happy are we who also can count on the Advocate with the Father, Psalms 109:31. Jesus prays our prayers with us. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 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 109:6 mean?

Set over him a wicked man and an accuser let stand at his right hand
הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־ יְמִינֽוֹ

הַפְקֵ֣ד  Set 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: פָּקַד 
Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
עָלָ֣יו  over  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
רָשָׁ֑ע  a  wicked  man 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן  and  an  accuser 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂטָן  
Sense: adversary, one who withstands.
יַעֲמֹ֥ד  let  stand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְמִינֽוֹ  his  right  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.

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