Psalms 140:10
Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.
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Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained vpon Sodom and vpon Gomorah brimstone, and fire from the Lord out of heauen,
Psalms 7:17I wil praise the Lord according to his righteousnes, and will sing praise to the Name of the Lord most high.
Psalms 18:13The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.
Psalms 55:23And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
Psalms 120:4It is as the sharpe arrowes of a mightie man, and as the coales of iuniper.
Proverbs 28:17A man that doeth violence against the blood of a person, shall flee vnto the graue, and they shall not stay him.
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 →