Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. New Living Translation When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins. English Standard Version When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! Berean Standard Bible When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin. King James Bible When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. New King James Version When he is judged, let him be found guilty, And let his prayer become sin. New American Standard Bible When he is judged, may he come out guilty, And may his prayer become sin. NASB 1995 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, And let his prayer become sin. NASB 1977 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer become sin. Legacy Standard Bible When he is judged, let him come forth a wicked man, And let his prayer become sin. Amplified Bible When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about. Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin. Christian Standard Bible When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and let his prayer be counted as sin. Holman Christian Standard Bible When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and let his prayer be counted as sin. American Standard Version When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin. Contemporary English Version Try him and find him guilty! Consider his prayers a lie. English Revised Version When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; and let his prayer be turned into sin. GOD'S WORD® Translation When he stands trial, let him be found guilty. Let his prayer be considered sinful. Good News Translation May he be tried and found guilty; may even his prayer be considered a crime! International Standard Version When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be regarded as sin. Majority Standard Bible When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin. NET Bible When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful. New Heart English Bible When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin. Webster's Bible Translation When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. World English Bible When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn his being judged, he goes forth wicked, "" And his prayer is for sin. Young's Literal Translation In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin. Smith's Literal Translation In his being judged he shall come forth condemned: and his prayer shall be for sin. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible That he may be judged and found guilty, that his plea may be in vain. New Revised Standard Version When he is tried, let him be found guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen they shall be judged, let them be condemned, and let their prayer become sin. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when they are judged they will go out condemned and their prayer will be sin! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; And let his prayer be turned into sin. Brenton Septuagint Translation When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered…6Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand. 7When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin. 8May his days be few; may another take his position.… Cross References Acts 1:20 “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.’ Matthew 27:3-5 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. Acts 1:16-18 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. Romans 11:9-10 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” Matthew 26:14-16 Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests / and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver. / So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus. John 13:18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ Luke 22:3-6 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve. / And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them. / They were delighted and agreed to give him money. ... John 17:12 While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. Matthew 27:24-25 When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the responsibility.” / All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Acts 1:25 to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.” 1 Timothy 1:20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. 2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Zechariah 11:12-13 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver. / And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD. Jeremiah 18:20-23 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. / Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. / Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. ... 2 Samuel 15:31 Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!” Treasury of Scripture When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. be condemned. Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. and let 2 Samuel 15:7,8 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron… Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? Jump to Previous Condemn Condemned Counted Decision Forth Found Guilty Judged Prayer Prayers Sin Tried Turned WickedJump to Next Condemn Condemned Counted Decision Forth Found Guilty Judged Prayer Prayers Sin Tried Turned WickedPsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness When he is tried This phrase suggests a judicial proceeding, invoking the imagery of a courtroom where justice is sought. The Hebrew root for "tried" is "שָׁפַט" (shaphat), which means to judge or govern. In the biblical context, judgment is not merely a legal process but a divine act where God is the ultimate judge. Historically, trials in ancient Israel were conducted at the city gates, where elders would gather to hear cases. This setting underscores the seriousness of the plea for justice, reflecting a deep trust in God's righteous judgment. let him be found guilty and may his prayer be regarded as sin Let his prayer become sin.--If this clause stood by itself, the most natural way would be to give "prayer" and "sin" their usual sense, and see in it the horrible hope that the man's prayer to God for mercy would be reckoned as "sin." That such was the result of the performance of religious rites by a wicked man was, it is true, a thought familiar to the Hebrew. (See, in addition to the marginal reference, Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 21:27.) But the judgment just spoken of is that of an earthly tribunal. Hence we must render here, let his prayer be an offence, that is, instead of procuring him a mitigation of his sentence, let it rather provoke the unscrupulous judge to make it heavier. For sin in this sense of offence, see Ecclesiastes 10:4, and comp. 1Kings 1:21. Verse 7. - When he shall be judged, let him be condemned; literally, let him go forth condemned; Let him quit the court under sentence. And let his prayer become sin. The most terrible of all the imprecations. "Let him even be unable to pray to God acceptably," and so let any prayer that he offers when he is brought low be an additional sin (comp. Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 1:12-15).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When he is tried,בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ (bə·hiš·šā·p̄ə·ṭōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate let him be found guilty, רָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person and may his prayer וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ (ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn be regarded תִּהְיֶ֥ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be as sin. לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ (la·ḥă·ṭā·’āh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2401: An offence, a sacrifice for, it Links Psalm 109:7 NIVPsalm 109:7 NLT Psalm 109:7 ESV Psalm 109:7 NASB Psalm 109:7 KJV Psalm 109:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:7 French Bible Psalm 109:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:7 When he is judged let him come (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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