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Psa 109:6 (KJV) — Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

Psa 109:6 (NKJV) — Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser* stand at his right hand.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Set thou	"Dr. Sykes, Michaelis, and others, contend that these imprecations are those of David's enemies against himself; and they would render, ""Set, say they, a wicked,"" etc: but this is rendered highly improbable by the 8th verse being applied by St. Peter to the traitor Judas, of whom David was certainly not a type. (See Psa 109:20.) Bp. Horsley and others, however, render the verbs in the future tense, the first verb alone being in the imperative; justly considering the Psalmist as merely uttering prophetic denunciations of God's displeasure against sinners. Mat 27:4"
and let	Zec 3:1; Jhn 13:2,27
Satan	or, an adversary. Mat 5:25