Psalm 109:6
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New International Version (©1984)
Appoint an evil man to oppose him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Appoint a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[I said,] "Appoint the evil one to oppose him. Let Satan stand beside him.

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

American King James Version
Set you a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

American Standard Version
Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Bible in Basic English
Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand.

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

English Revised Version
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

World English Bible
Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Young's Literal Translation
Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.

Geneva Study Bible

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

(c) Whether it was Doeg or Saul, or some familiar friend that had betrayed him, he prays not for private affection, but moved by God's Spirit, that God would take vengeance on him.

Wesley's Notes

109:6 A wicked man - Who will rule him with rigour and cruelty. Satan - To accuse him; for this was the place and posture of accusers in the Jewish courts.

King James Translators' Notes

Satan: or, an adversary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

6. over him-one of his enemies prominent in malignity (Ps 55:12).

let Satan stand-as an accuser, whose place was the right hand of the accused (Zec 3:1, 2).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

109:6-20 The Lord Jesus may speak here as a Judge, denouncing sentence on some of his enemies, to warn others. When men reject the salvation of Christ, even their prayers are numbered among their sins. See what hurries some to shameful deaths, and brings the families and estates of others to ruin; makes them and theirs despicable and hateful, and brings poverty, shame, and misery upon their posterity: it is sin, that mischievous, destructive thing. And what will be the effect of the sentence, Go, ye cursed, upon the bodies and souls of the wicked! How it will affect the senses of the body, and the powers of the soul, with pain, anguish, horror, and despair! Think on these things, sinners, tremble and repent.


Zechariah 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. (NASB ©1995)

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

set thou. Dr. Sykes, Michaelis, and others, contend that these imprecations are those of David's enemies against himself; and they would render, Set say they, a wicked, etc; but this is rendered highly improbable by the 8th verse being applied by Peter to the traitor Judas, of whom David was certainly not a type. Bp. Horsley and others, however, render the verbs in the future tense, the first verb alone being in the imperative; justly considering the Psalmist as merely uttering prophetic denunciations of God's displeasure against sinners. Mt 27:4

and let Zec 3:1 Joh 13:2,27

Satan, or, an adversary Mt 5:25

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