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And he lovedוַיֶּאֱהַבcursing,קְלָלָהand it came on him;וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּand he did notוְלֹאdelightחָפֵץin blessing,בִּבְרָכָהand it was farוַתִּרְחַקfrom him.מִמֶּנּוּ
Psalms 109:17
Study it in the app“And he loved cursing, and it came on him; and he did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 109:17, word by word
- And he lovedיֶּאֱהַבyeehav
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehav” appears- cursingקְלָלָהkelala
curse
Curse: words calling down evil on someone; the opposite of a blessing.
Where else “kelala” appears- and it came on himתְּבוֹאֵtevoe
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tevoe” appears- delightחָפֵץchafets
delight in
To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.
Where else “chafets” appears- in blessingבְרָכָהveracha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “veracha” appears- and it was farתִּרְחַקtirchak
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “tirchak” appears
The context
16because he did not remember to show loyal love, but pursued the afflicted and needy man, and the brokenhearted to put him to death.
17 · This verse (above)
18And he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it entered like water into his inner being, and like oil into his bones.