Psalm 109:17
βAs he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.β
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Read in Psalm 109Meaning
The verse uses moral-reversal imagery: the harm a person embraces becomes his own undoing.
Imprecatory judicial appeal
The speaker voices severe curses and asks God to answer hostile accusation with judgment.
Read carefully
The verse is poetic moral reversal, not a ritual mechanism.
Reflection
Refuse language or action that dehumanizes and harms.