Psalms 109 · Verse 31

Psalms 109:31

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Psalms 109:31, King James Version

Psalms 109:31 in other translations

BSBFor He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
WEBFor he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
ASVFor he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
YLTFor He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
DARBYFor he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.
BBEFor he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
WebsterFor he will stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

What does Psalms 109:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 109:28-31

28-31. In confidence that God's blessing would come on him, and confusion and shame on his enemies (Psa 73:13), he ceases to regard their curses, and anticipates a season of joyful and public thanksgiving; for God is near to protect (Psa 16:8; 34:6) the poor from all unrighteous judges who may condemn him.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 He shall stand at the right hand of the poor - Even if Satan himself be the accuser, God will vindicate the innocence of his servant. Pilate and the Jews condemned our Lord to death as a malefactor; God showed his immaculate innocence by his resurrection from the dead. The whole of this Psalm is understood by many as referring solely to Christ, the traitor Judas, and the wicked Jews. This is the view taken of it in the analysis.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 109:21-31

The psalmist takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner. He was troubled in mind. His body was wasted, and almost worn away. But it is better to have leanness in the body, while the soul prospers and is in health, than to have leanness in the soul, while the body is feasted. He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies. But if God bless us, we need not care who curses us; for how can they curse…

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Psalms 109:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modhe standsH5975
לִימִ֣יןli.Minto [the] right [hand] ofH3225
אֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.Yon[the] needyH34
לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'to save [him]H3467
מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.Teifrom [those who] judgeH8199
נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Sho<of> self hisH5315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 109:31

  • Psalms 121:5

    The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

  • Psalms 16:8

    I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • Psalms 140:12

    I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

  • Psalms 73:23

    Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

  • Psalms 110:5

    The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

  • Proverbs 22:22-23

    Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

  • Psalms 68:5

    A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:8

    If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

  • Psalms 72:4

    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Psalms 109:16

    Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

  • Psalms 72:12-13

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For he.
16:8; 73:23; 110:5; 121:5
poor.
16; 68:5; 72:4,12,13; 140:12
to save.
10:14; Ex 22:22-24; Pr 22:22,23; Ec 5:8; Isa 54:17; Ac 4:10-12
5:30,31
those that condemn. Heb. the judges of.

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Context

  • Psalms 109:30

    I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

  • Psalms 109:31

    For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

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Psalms 109:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque él se pondrá á la diestra del pobre, para librar su alma de los que le juzgan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car il s’est tenu à la droite du pauvre, pour le sauver de ceux qui jugeaient son âme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn er stand zur Rechten des Armen, um ihn zu retten von denen, die seine Seele richteten.