Psalms 140:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 140:9

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7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have¹ covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
^aLest they be exalted. Selah

9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

10 ^aLet burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

12 I know that the Lord will ^amaintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.

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American Standard Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Amplified® Bible
Those who are fencing me in raise their heads; may the mischief of their own lips {and} the very things they desire for me come upon them.

Contemporary English Version
They have me surrounded, but make them the victims of their own vicious lies.

Darby English Version
[As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Good News Bible
Don't let my enemies be victorious; make their threats against me fall back on them.

King James Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

New American Standard Bible
"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.

New International Version
Let the heads of those who surround me
be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

New King James Version
“As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.

Revised Standard Version
Those who surround me lift up their head, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Young's Literal Translation
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

New English Translation
As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by¹ their lips overwhelm them!

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