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Psalms 71:10
10For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult 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 shall be filled with thy praise, with thy glory, all the day. 9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together, 11Saying, God hath forsaken him; pursue and seize him, for there is none to deliver. 12O God, be not far from me; my God, hasten to my help.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:10 word by word
כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 71:10
- Psalms 10:9He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
- Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
- Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
- 1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.
- Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him.
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the princes plot together, against Jehovah and against his anointed:
- Psalms 83:3They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones:
- 2 Samuel 17:1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night;
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might 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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