Psalms 26:10

Psalms 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
• New International Version (NIV)in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.

Context of Psalms 26:10

8Lord, I love the temple that is your house. It is the place where we clearly see your glory. 9Do not take away my life, as you do with sinners. Do not punish me with death, as you do with murderers. Those wicked people are always ready to do evil things. They use bribes to get what they want. 11But I always try to do what is right. Please save me and be kind to me! 12Now I stand in a safe place. I will praise the Lord when his people meet together to worship him.

Psalms 26:10 word by word

אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In whose handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• mischiefזִמָּהzimmâh zammâh · wickednessH2154
• and their right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of bribesשֹׁ֫חַדshachad · bribeH7810

Cross-references for Psalms 26:10

• Psalms 10:14Surely, God, you see what is happening. You see how wicked people bring pain and trouble. You decide what to do about it. The weak person trusts that you will help him. You take care of children who have no father.
• Psalms 11:2See what the wicked people are doing! They are preparing their bows and arrows. They are hiding in dark places, to shoot their arrows at good, honest people.
• Psalms 36:4While he lies on his bed at night, he thinks about bad things that he can do. He lives only to do things that are not good. He does not turn away from evil things.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue is like a sharp knife! You talk about how to hurt other people, You speak nothing but lies.
• Psalms 55:9My Lord, make my enemies confused! Stop them from doing what they want to do. Everywhere that I look in the city, I see that they do cruel things to attack people.
• Proverbs 1:16They are in a hurry to do evil things. They cannot wait to murder someone!
• Proverbs 4:16Wicked people have to do evil things. They cannot go to sleep unless they have been cruel to someone that day.
• Micah 2:1Micah continues: People who prepare to do bad things should be afraid. God will do bad things to them! While they lie in bed, they think about bad things to do. Then, when the morning comes, they do those bad things. They have the authority to do whatever they want to do.
• Matthew 26:3Then the leaders of the priests and the important Jews met together in the house of the most important priest. His name was Caiaphas.
• Acts 23:12The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe. A bribe will hide the truth even from honest people. It can make good people tell lies.
• Deuteronomy 16:19Judges must do what is right for every person, rich or poor. They must not accept any bribes. A bribe may hide the truth even from a wise man. It can make honest people tell lies.
• 1 Samuel 8:3But Samuel's sons did not live in a good way, as Samuel had done. They took money from people in ways that were not honest. They accepted bribes so that they did not judge in a fair way.
• Isaiah 33:15But some people can still live! Those who are honest in what they do and fair in what they say. Those who refuse to cheat other people so that they can become rich. Those who refuse to accept bribes. Those who will not listen to murderers, and who will not think about evil things.
• Ezekiel 22:12People among you accept bribes to kill somebody. When some of you lend money to people, you make them pay more money back to you. Some of you use your power to make people give you money. You people of Jerusalem have forgotten me. That is what the Lord says.
• Amos 5:12I, the Lord, know all the wrong things that you have done. They are very many and they are very bad. You are cruel to good people. You take bribes to tell lies. Sometimes a person gives money to you to make you tell lies. As a result, poor people do not receive justice.

Commentaries on Psalms 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Their right hand is full of bribes - He speaks of persons in office, who took bribes to pervert judgment and justice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10In whose hands is mischief - The word here rendered “mischief,” means properly “purpose, counsel, plan;” then, an evil purpose, “mischief, wickedness, crime.” The idea is, either that they intended to do mischief, and that they employed their hands to accomplish it, or that the fruit or result of their wicked plans was in their hands; that is, they had in their possession what they had secured by robbery, or plunder, or dishonesty. And their right hand is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12In this personal lament, the psalmist prays for redemption because of his innocence and the Lord's justice.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Their whole conduct is that of violence and fraud.Read the comment

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• Bribery
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Commentaries on Psalms 26

• 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