Psalms 140:10

Sinners shall fall by their own net: 1 I am alone until I shall escape.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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, 1 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 Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Psalms 7:17His trouble shall return on his own head, 1 And his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown. 1

Psalms 18:13Who will understand his transgressions? 1 Purge thou me from my secret sins. 1

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

Proverbs 28:17a Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, 1 And give honor to thy soul: 1 He shall not obey a sinful nation. 1

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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