Psalms 140:11
As for the slanderer, let him not be established in the earth,—As for the man of wrongful violence, let misfortune hunt him with thrust upon thrust.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12I know that Yahweh will execute, the right of the oppressed one, the vindication of the needy.
Cross References
Psalms 9:16To be known is Yahweh, by the sentence he hath executed, By the doing of his own hands, is he about to strike down the lawless one. [Resounding music. Selah.]
Psalms 34:21Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty.
Proverbs 12:13By the transgression of the lips, is the wicked man, ensnared, but the righteous, cometh out of distress.
Proverbs 17:20The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.
Isaiah 3:11Alas! for the lawless, it is ill, For what his own hand hath matured, shall be done to 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 →