Psalm 109:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He also lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב
(vai·ye·'e·hav)
157: to lovea prim. root
cursing,קְ֭לָלָה
(ke·la·lah)
7045: a cursefrom qalal
so it cameוַתְּבֹואֵ֑הוּ
(vat·te·vo·v·'e·hu;)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to him; And he did not delightחָפֵ֥ץ
(cha·fetz)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
in blessing,בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה
(biv·ra·chah)
1293: a blessingfrom barak
so it was farוַתִּרְחַ֥ק
(vat·tir·chak)
7368: to be or become far or distanta prim. root
from him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
As he loved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
cursing
qlalah  (kel-aw-law')
vilification -- (ac-)curse(-d, -ing).
so let it come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto him as he delighted
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
not in blessing
Brakah  (ber-aw-kaw')
benediction; by implication prosperity -- blessing, liberal, pool, present.
so let it be far
rachaq  (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He also loved cursing, so it came to him; And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

King James Bible
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He loved cursing--let it fall on him; he took no delight in blessing--let it be far from him.

International Standard Version
He loved to curse—may his curses return upon him! He took no delight in blessing others — so may blessings be far from him.

NET Bible
He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They loved curses and they did not choose blessings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He loved to put curses [on others], so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless [others], so he never received a blessing.

King James 2000 Bible
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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