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.
Since he wrapped himself in cursing like putting on clothes, let those curses soak into his body like water and penetrate his bones like oil.
The writer is asking that the evil person who constantly curses others would experience those same curses coming back on himself completely and deeply.
📚 Historical Context
Psalms 109 is attributed to King David and serves as a heartfelt prayer for deliverance from enemies who have unjustly accused and persecuted him. In ancient Israelite culture, imprecatory psalms like this one were a way for individuals to appeal to God for justice, drawing from the legal and social customs where curses were sometimes used to invoke divine judgment. This verse specifically illustrates the psalmist's plea for the enemy's own curses to rebound on them, reflecting a biblical theme of retribution where actions have consequences.
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