Psalms 140:10
Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.
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9May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,
11Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.
Cross References
Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Psalms 7:17I will thank the Lord because he does what is right; I will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalms 18:13The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High sounded among the hailstones and burning coals.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring down murderers and liars, throwing them into the pit of destruction before they have even lived half their lives. As for me, I will trust in you.
Psalms 120:4With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.
Proverbs 28:17Someone guilty of murder will go on running away from it until they die. Don't try and stop them.
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 →