Psalms 109:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.”

Psalms 109:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 109:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 109:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.”

Psalms 109:23 — World English Bible

Psalms 109:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.”

Psalms 109:23 — American Standard Version

Psalms 109:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.”

Psalms 109:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 109:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I am gone like a shadow when it lengtheneth; I am tossed about like the locust;”

Psalms 109:23 — Darby Translation

Psalms 109:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.”

Psalms 109:23 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 109:23 in Context — Psalms 109

21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

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What Does Psalms 109:23 Mean?

Psalms 109:23 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 109. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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