Psalms 27:12

Psalms 27:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.

Context of Psalms 27:12

10Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. 11Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors. Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. 13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalms 27:12 word by word

אַֽל־תִּ֭תְּנֵנִי בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ צָרָ֑י כִּ֥י קָֽמוּ־בִ֥י עֵֽדֵי־שֶׁ֝֗קֶר וִיפֵ֥חַ חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear

• Do notאַל'al · notH408
• hand me overנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to the willנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• of my foesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• breathing outיָפֵחַyâphêach · breathingH3307
• violenceחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555

Cross-references for Psalms 27:12

• Psalms 31:8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
• Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
• Psalms 38:16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
• Psalms 41:11By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
• Psalms 140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
• Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
• Exodus 20:16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• 1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
• 2 Samuel 16:7And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
• Acts 6:11Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
• Psalms 25:19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
• Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
• Acts 26:11I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Commentaries on Psalms 27:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - To their soul בנפש benephesh ; their whole soul thirsts for my destruction. Let them not be gratified. They have suborned witnesses against me, but they are false witnesses: unmask their wickedness, and confound their counsels.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - Let them not accomplish their desires in regard to me; let them not be able to carry out their purposes. The word here rendered “will” means properly “soul,” but it is used here evidently to denote “wish” or “desire.” Compare Psalm 35:25. For false witnesses are risen up against me - People who would lay false charges against him, or who would wrongfully accuse him. They charged him with crimes which he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12The psalmist asks for the Lord's mercy, presence, and guidance. For the psalmist, God is the greatest good, while enemies and other situations are less important.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. will--literally, "soul," "desire" (Psa 35:25). enemies--literally, "oppressors." Falsehood aids cruelty against him. breathe out--as being filled with it (Ac 9:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 27:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• David
• False Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Deliver
• Hide
• Salvation
• Breath; Breathe; Breathing
• Cruel; Cruelty
• Enemy
• Psalms, Book of
• Witness
• corrupt witness, false report, false testimony, false witness

Commentaries on Psalms 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings