Psalm 109:29

Translations

Modern

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.

Traditional

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Literal

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace, and may they be covered with their shame as the robe.

Latin

Induantur qui detrahunt mihi pudore, et operiantur sicut diploide confusione sua.

Original

Hebrew

English

May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.

Notes

Psalms 109:29

The psalmist was accused of being clothed with disgrace (Psalm 109:18). Now, he asks that his accusers wear their shame like a piece of clothing.

Psalms 109:26–31

These verses form a prayer for God’s presence and for vindication. The psalmist wants everyone to see that he is vindicated by the Lord, not by any human agent.

Psalms 109:1–31

The psalmist starts this lament by accusing his accusers of repaying good with evil (Psalm 109:1–5). At the end of the psalm, he prays to the Lord, seeking protection (Psalm 109:21–25) and vengeance (109:26–31).

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Psalm 132:18
I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
Psalm 35:26
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
Job 8:22
Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
Psalm 6:10
All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
Psalm 109:17–19
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
Micah 7:10
Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame—she who said to me, “Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.
Psalm 140:9
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Glossary

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Topics

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Psalm 109:29

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