Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 71:10
10For my enemies talk about me, and those who spy on me plot together,
Psalms 71:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
- New International Version (NIV)For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
- New King James Version (NKJV)For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
Context of Psalms 71:10
8My mouth is full of praise and honor to you all day long. 9Don’t discard me in my old age. As my strength fails, do not abandon me. For my enemies talk about me, and those who spy on me plot together, 11saying, “God has abandoned him; chase him and catch him, for there is no one to rescue him.” 12God, do not be far from me; my God, hurry to help me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:10 word by word
כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:10
- Psalms 10:9he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize a victim; he seizes a victim and drags him in his net.
- Psalms 56:6They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say — “Come with us! Let’s set an ambush and kill someone. Let’s attack some innocent person just for fun!
- Psalms 37:32The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent agents to David’s house to watch for him and kill him in the morning. But his wife Michal warned David, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead tomorrow!”
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the gossip of many people, “Terror is on every side! Report him; let’s report him!” Everyone I trusted watches for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we might prevail against him and take our vengeance on him.”
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his Anointed One:
- Psalms 83:3They devise clever schemes against your people; they conspire against your treasured ones.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Lay wait for my soul - They seek to destroy my life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For mine enemies speak against me - That is, they said substantially, as it is stated in Psalm 71:11, that God had forsaken him, and that therefore, they would arise and punish him, or treat him as an outcast from God. And they that lay wait for my soul - For my life; or, to take my life. The margin here - as the Hebrew - is, “watch,” or “observe.” The “watchers for my life;” that is, they who watch for an opportunity to take my life, or to destroy me…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The psalmist's enemies plan and scheme together (Psalms 2:2; 21:11; 31:13; 35:4; 63:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. The craft and malicious taunts of his enemies now led him to call for aid (compare the terms used, 2Sa 17:12; Psa 3:2; 7:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- 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
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