Psalms 140:13
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
Psalms 23:6And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say : Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
John 17:24Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me; that they may see my glory which thou hast given me, because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:9-13
Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O Lord , the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of… Read the whole commentary →