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Psalm 109:18

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18He wclothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it xsoak4 into his body like water,

like oil into his bones!

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Footnotes

  1. 4Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked

Cross references

  1. w[ver. 29; Ps. 73:6]
  2. x[Num. 5:22]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He wore cursing as his garment;

it entered into his body like water,

into his bones like oil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He wore cursing like his coat—

let it enter his body like water

and go into his bones like oil.

NLTNew Living Translation

Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,

or the water he drinks,

or the rich food he eats.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because he wore a curse as his robe,

let it enter his body like water,

and into his bones like oil.

KJV 1900King James Version

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment,

So let it come into his bowels like water,

And like oil into his bones.