Psalms 40:14
Let them turn pale and then at once blush, who are seeking my life to snatch it away,—Let them draw back, and be confounded, who are taking pleasure in my calamity;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13Be pleased, O Yahweh, to rescue me, O Yahweh! to help me, make haste!
15Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!
Cross References
Psalms 9:3When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished from before thee;
Psalms 22:20Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self:
Psalms 35:4Let them be ashamed and confounded, who are seeking my life,—Let them turn back and be put to the blush, who are devising my hurt:
Psalms 70:1[Be pleased] O God, to rescue me, O Yahweh, to help me—make haste.
Psalms 71:13Let them be ashamed—be consumed, Who are assailing my life,—Let them be covered with reproach and confusion, Who are seeking my hurt.
Isaiah 41:11Lo! they shall turn pale and be ashamed—All they who have been incensed against thee,—They shall become as nothing and perish—The men who have been thine accusers:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:12-17
Encouragement in Prayer. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord : let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O Lord , to deliver me: O Lord , make haste to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven… Read the whole commentary →