Psalms 140:11
no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
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10may he rain upon them coals of fire, may he strike them down swiftly, to rise no more,
12I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
Cross References
Psalms 9:16The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. Selah
Psalms 34:21Misfortune will slay the ungodly; those who hate the righteous are doomed.
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 →