Psalm 109:20
 Psalm 109:20 
New International Version (©2011)
May this be the LORD's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.

New Living Translation (©2007)
May those curses become the LORD's punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.

English Standard Version (©2001)
May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Let this be the LORD's payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

International Standard Version (©2012)
May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser, those who speak evil against me.

NET Bible (©2006)
May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
This is the work of those who regard Lord Jehovah as evil and of those who speak evil against my soul.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
This is how the LORD rewards those who accuse me, those who say evil things against me.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

American King James Version
Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the work of them who detract me before the Lord; and who speak evils against my soul.

Darby Bible Translation
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

English Revised Version
This is the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

World English Bible
This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.

Young's Literal Translation
This is the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

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.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 20. - Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord; rather, this is the reward, or the wages. This is what their conduct has earned, and what they have received, or assuredly will receive. And of them that speak evil against my soul (see above, ver. 2).


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord,.... Who were so many Satans, as the word used signifies; and Judas particularly is called a devil; and of the same malevolent and diabolical disposition were the Jews in general, John 6:70 and what is before imprecated upon them is the just recompence of reward for their hatred to Christ and ill usage of him.

And of them that speak evil against my soul; or "life" (f); in order to take it away, as did the false witnesses that rose up against him, and the Jews who charged him with sedition and blasphemy.

(f) "contra vitam meam", Gejerus.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. Let this … reward—or, "wages," pay for labor, the fruit of the enemy's wickedness.

from the Lord—as His judicial act.


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God of My Praise, Don't Remain Silent
19Let it be to him as the garment which covers him, and for a girdle with which he is girded continually. 20Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21But do you for me, O GOD the Lord, for your name's sake: because your mercy is good, deliver you me. …

2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.
Psalm 41:5 My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?"
Psalm 54:5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
Psalm 71:10 For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
Psalm 94:23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the LORD our God will destroy them.
Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.