Psalms 140:9
If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
In Context
8If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present.
10Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
Cross References
Esther 5:14Then Zares his wife, and the rest of his friends answered him: Order a great beam to be prepared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mardochai may be hanged upon it, and so thou shalt go full of joy with the king to the banquet. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be prepared.
Psalms 7:16He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.
Psalms 94:23And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.
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 →