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Psalms 109:20

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

KJV

This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.

ASV

זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַ/י מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְ/הַ/דֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל נַפְשִֽׁ/י

Hebrew

This is the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

YLT

This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
וֹ
v
noun · 14×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
נִי
ny
verb · 6×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:44 — The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
  • 2Tim 4:14 — Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
  • Ps 94:23 — And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.