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Psalm 71:10 KJV
Psalms · chapter 71 · verse 10
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,Psalm 71:10 · King James Version
Psalm 71:10 in context
8Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.
10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
11Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- counselyâʻatsto adviseH3289 →
- speakʼâmarto sayH559 →
- waitshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Two things in general David here prays for - that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded. I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God nor disappointed in his believing expectations from him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13