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Selected Verse: Psalms 109:19 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ps 109:19 |
King James |
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. |
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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him - He has chosen to put it on, to wear it, to appear in it; so let him constantly feel its consequences. As he is always obliged to wear clothing, so let this be as constantly with him and upon him as his mantle and his sash.
And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually - The belt or girdle which he constantly wears. See the notes at Mat 5:38. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And for a girdle - Let the curse cleave to him throughout life: as the girdle binds all the clothes to the body, let the curse of God bind all mischiefs and maladies to his body and soul.
The Hindoos, Budhists, and others often wear a gold or silver chain about their waist. One of those chains, once the ornament of a Moudeliar in the island of Ceylon, lies now before me: it is silver, and curiously wrought. |
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: