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Psalms 109:27
Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God in a context of intense conflict, immediately following a plea for salvation and preceding a declaration that God will reverse his enemies' curses. The verse functions as a concluding assertion of divine agency after detailing the psalmist's persecution.
The words — The Hebrew term יָדְךָ (ya.de.kha) literally means "your hand," and עֲשִׂיתָהּ ('a.si.ta.h) translates to "you have done it." These words directly attribute the forthcoming reversal to God's active intervention rather than to chance or human effort.
The thread — Recognition of God's hand appears in Job 37:7, where sealing the hand reveals His work, and Exodus 8:19, where the magicians acknowledge the finger of God during the plagues. The motif also surfaces in 1 Kings 18:36, where Elijah calls for divine demonstration before the altar.
Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that the described events originate from God's direct action. It requires the reader to attribute outcomes to divine agency rather than to human circumstance or power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.
Cross-references
- Job 37:7 He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
- 1 Kings 18:36 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
- Exodus 8:19 “This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
- 1 Samuel 17:46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
- Psalms 17:13 Arise, O LORD, confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
- Psalms 64:8 They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Psalms 126:2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
- Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
- Acts 4:16 “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
- Numbers 16:28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know that the LORD has sent me to do all these things, for it was not my own doing: