Psalms 140:10

Sinners shall fall by their own net: I am alone until I shall escape.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

In Context

9Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Psalms 7:17I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.

Psalms 18:13And spare your servant the attack of strangers: if they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great sin. 1

Psalms 120:4Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep. 1

Proverbs 28:17He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. Chasten your son, and he shall love you, and give honor to your soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.

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 →

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