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Send an accuser to bring him to trial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/109.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/109.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/109.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Appoint a wicked person over him, And may an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Appoint a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Appoint a wicked man over him; And let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Appoint a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Appoint a wicked man against him, And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set a wicked person over him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/109.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set a wicked person over him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/109.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My enemies said, "Find some worthless fools to accuse him of a crime. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/109.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Set thou a wicked man over him: and let an adversary stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/109.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[I said,] "Appoint the evil one to oppose him. Let Satan stand beside him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies accuse him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint an evil person over him; may an accuser stand at his right side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/109.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/109.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/109.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Appoint the wicked over him, "" And an adversary stands at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Appoint over him the unjust one, and the adversary shall stand at his right hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:6>Establish the sinner over him, and let the devil stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Appoint an evil one over him, an accuser to stand at his right hand, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/109.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, “Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand on his right.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/109.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Command thou vengeance against them; and let Satan stand at their right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Command evil against them and Satan shall stand at their right hand!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/109.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Set Thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Set thou a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14001" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">The Song of the Slandered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: hap̄·qêḏ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">Set</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">a wicked man;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7854.htm" title="7854: wə·śā·ṭān (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From satan; an opponent; especially Satan, the arch-enemy of good.">let an accuser</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/3225.htm" title="3225: yə·mî·nōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Right hand. From yaman; the right hand or side of a person or other object; locally, the south.">his right hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a></span><br />“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-27.htm">John 13:27</a></span><br />And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Luke 22:3</a></span><br />Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a></span><br />But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13-14</a></span><br />“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-14.htm">2 Timothy 4:14</a></span><br />Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-9.htm">Job 16:9-11</a></span><br />His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes. / They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me. / God has delivered me to unjust men; He has thrown me to the clutches of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-12.htm">1 Samuel 24:12</a></span><br />May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10</a></span><br />But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></span><br />Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Set you a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.</p><p class="hdg">set thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-4.htm">Matthew 27:4</a></b></br> Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What <i>is that</i> to us? see thou <i>to that</i>.</p><p class="hdg">and let</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1</a></b></br> And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-2.htm">John 13:2,27</a></b></br> And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's <i>son</i>, to betray him; … </p><p class="hdg">Satan, or, an adversary</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25</a></b></br> Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/31-35.htm">Accuser</a> <a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/109-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Oppose</a> <a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/psalms/104-6.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/106-30.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/psalms/109-2.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Accuser</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-8.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-4.htm">Appoint</a> <a href="/psalms/109-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/109-27.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-5.htm">Oppose</a> <a href="/psalms/113-5.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Right</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Trial</a> <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 109</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">David complains of his slanderous enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">He shows their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">He promises thankfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/109.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/109.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Set over him a wicked man;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine justice against an adversary. In biblical context, the idea of setting a wicked man over someone suggests a form of judgment or punishment. The wicked man here could be seen as an instrument of God's justice, similar to how God used foreign nations to discipline Israel (e.g., Assyria and Babylon). Theologically, this reflects the principle that God can use even the unrighteous to fulfill His purposes, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> where Assyria is described as the rod of God's anger.<p><b>let an accuser stand at his right hand.</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, the right hand was a place of honor and defense. An accuser standing at one's right hand implies a position of influence and authority, often associated with legal proceedings. This imagery is consistent with the role of Satan as the accuser in <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-12</a> and <a href="/zechariah/3.htm">Zechariah 3:1</a>, where he stands to accuse Joshua the high priest. Theologically, this can be seen as a call for divine retribution, where the adversary is subjected to the same scrutiny and judgment they impose on others. This also foreshadows the ultimate defeat of the accuser through Christ, who now intercedes for believers at the right hand of God (<a href="/romans/8-34.htm">Romans 8:34</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>, David is expressing a deep cry for justice against his adversaries. This psalm is often categorized as an imprecatory psalm, where the psalmist calls for God's judgment on his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/adversaries.htm">Adversaries</a></b><br>The psalm speaks of those who have wronged David, possibly referring to specific individuals or a general group of enemies who have falsely accused or betrayed him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/accuser.htm">Accuser</a></b><br>The Hebrew word used here is "satan," which means adversary or accuser. This term can refer to a human accuser or, in a broader sense, to spiritual opposition.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/right_hand.htm">Right Hand</a></b><br>In biblical terms, the right hand is often a place of honor or power. Here, it is ironically the position of the accuser, indicating a place of influence or authority in the judicial process.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judicial_imagery.htm">Judicial Imagery</a></b><br>The verse uses courtroom language, suggesting a legal setting where accusations are made, and justice is sought.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_imprecatory_psalms.htm">Understanding Imprecatory Psalms</a></b><br>These psalms express raw human emotions and a desire for justice. They remind us that we can bring our deepest hurts and desires for justice to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_accuser.htm">The Role of the Accuser</a></b><br>Recognize the spiritual battle and the role of the accuser in our lives. We must be vigilant and rely on God's protection and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_justice.htm">Seeking God's Justice</a></b><br>While it is natural to desire justice, we must trust in God's timing and methods, knowing that He is the ultimate judge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_adversaries.htm">Responding to Adversaries</a></b><br>Reflect on Jesus' teachings to love and pray for our enemies, seeking to overcome evil with good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Use prayer as a means to process emotions and seek God's intervention in situations of injustice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_109.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 109</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_109_with_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the harsh imprecations in Psalm 109:6–15 with the Bible’s emphasis on mercy and compassion? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_109's_vengeance_cultural_or_universal.htm">How can we determine whether the psalm’s language of vengeance (Psalm 109) is historically or culturally rooted rather than universally prescriptive? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_109_17-18_contradict_forgiveness.htm">In Psalm 109:17-18, does the invocation of curses contradict teachings elsewhere in Scripture promoting forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_5_10_seek_punishment.htm">Why does Psalm 5:10 call for God to punish the wicked, seemingly contradicting later teachings on forgiveness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/109.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Set thou a wicked man over him.</span>--This rendering is abundantly confirmed by <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm" title="I also will do this to you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.">Leviticus 26:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/4-27.htm" title="At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens.">Numbers 4:27</a>; <a href="/numbers/27-16.htm" title="Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,">Numbers 27:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm" title="And I will appoint over them four kinds, said the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.">Jeremiah 15:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm" title="Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillars.">Jeremiah 51:27</a>, against Hitzig's proposed "Pronounce against him--guilty," which also would only anticipate <a href="/psalms/109-7.htm" title="When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.">Psalm 109:7</a>. (Comp., too, the noun "office" in <a href="/psalms/109-8.htm" title="Let his days be few; and let another take his office.">Psalm 109:8</a>, from the same verb.) The wish expressed is that the persons indicated may fall into the hands of an unscrupulous judge. If, however, we are to think of the divine judgment, then this clause must be taken as exactly parallel to the next: "Appoint a wicked man against him." Here the imprecatory part of the psalm begins, and it has been ingeniously argued that the whole of it (<a href="/context/psalms/109-6.htm" title="Set you a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.">Psalm 109:6-20</a>) is a quotation, giving, not the psalmist's curse on his foes, but theirs on <span class= "ital">him. </span>Such quotations, without any introductory words, are common, and the theory is tenable, but improbable. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-15.</span> - The imprecatory portion of the psalm now begins. It is no doubt true to say, with Tholuck, that "no passion is discernible in the imprecations, dreadful as they are." Clearly the writer is not moved by personal feelings of hostility, but by a spirit of justice, and an intense abhorrence of sin. He delivers a calm judicial sentence. Still, the spirit of Christian love must ever shrink from such utterances, which belong to an earlier and less perfect dispensation (comp. <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Luke 9:51-56</a>). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Set thou a wicked man over him</span>; <span class="accented">i.e. to</span> judge him (see ver. 7). A persecutor deserves to be himself persecuted, an oppressor to be himself oppressed. "Nec lex justior ulla est, Quam necis artifices arte periresua." <span class="cmt_word">And let Satan stand at his right hand</span>; rather, <span class="accented">an adversary</span>, or an <span class="accented">accuser.</span> In courts of justice the accuser stood at the accused person's right hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Set</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְקֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(hap̄·qêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> </span><span class="str2">To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wicked man;</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let an accuser</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7854.htm">Strong's 7854: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲמֹ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his right hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמִינֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mî·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3225.htm">Strong's 3225: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right hand, side, the south</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-6.htm">Psalm 109:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:6 Set a wicked man over him (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>