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Psalm 140:10 KJV
Psalms · chapter 140 · verse 10
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.Psalm 140:10 · King James Version
Psalm 140:10 in context
8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- coalsgechelan emberH1513 →
- fallmôwṭto waverH4131 →
- castnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- fireʼêshfireH784 →
- pitsmahămôrâhperhaps an abyssH4113 →
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Here is the believing foresight David had, I. Of the shame and confusion of persecutors. 1. Their disappointment. This he prays for (Psa 140:8), that their lusts might not be gratified, their lust of ambition, envy, and revenge: "Grant not, O Lord! the desires of the wicked, but frustrate them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-13