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Psalms 109:6

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

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הַפְקֵ֣דhafqedchargeפָּקַדverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “charge”, a commandH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…עָלָ֣יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןvesatanand Satanשָׂטָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and Satan”, the ordinary formH7854an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of goodadversary, Satan, withstand.יַעֲמֹ֥דyaamodstandעָמַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stand”, an unfinished actionH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְמִינֽוֹyeminvorightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Set Thou a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.

World English Bible

Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Darby Translation

Set a wicked [man] over him, and let [the] adversary stand at his right hand;

Douay-Rheims

He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall crush the heads in the land of the many.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Set Thou a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Set thou a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατάστησον ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἁμαρτωλὸν, καὶ διάβολος στήτω ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ.