Psalms 140:9
Keep me from the snare which they have set for me, 1 And from the stumbling blocks of them that work iniquity. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
8For mine eyes are to thee, O Lord God: 1 I have hoped in thee; take not away my life. 1
10Sinners shall fall by their own net: 1 I am alone until I shall escape.
Cross References
Psalms 7:16He has opened a pit, and dug it up, 1 And he shall fall into the ditch which he has made. 1
Proverbs 10:11There is a fountain of life in the hand of a righteous man; 1 But destruction shall cover the mouth of the ungodly. 1
Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is ruin to him, 1 And his lips are a snare to his soul. 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 →