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

10Even if my father and my mother leave me, the Lord will still take care of me. 11Lord, please teach me to follow your way. Lead me along a good, safe path, because my enemies are waiting to attack me. Do not give me to my enemies. They say false things against me, so that they can destroy me. 13But I surely believe that I will see how good the Lord is! I will know his love while I still live in this world. 14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!

Psalms 27:12 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me not over unto the willנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• of mine enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• for falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• are risen upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against me, and such as breathe outיָפֵחַyâphêach · breathingH3307
• crueltyחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555

Cross-references for Psalms 27:12

• Psalms 31:8You have not put me under the power of my enemies. You have led me into an open place, where I can be safe.
• Psalms 35:25Do not let them say, ‘Aha! This is what we wanted.’ Do not let them say, ‘We have eaten him alive!’
• Psalms 38:16I have prayed that my enemies will not laugh at me. If I slip and fall down, they will be very happy!
• Psalms 41:11They have not won against me, so I know that you are pleased with me!
• Psalms 140:8Lord, do not let wicked people do what they want to do. Stop them when they prepare to attack. Selah.
• Psalms 35:11Cruel people tell lies against me in court. I do not even know what they are talking about.
• Exodus 20:16You must not say false things against your neighbour.
• 1 Samuel 22:9Doeg, the man from Edom, was standing there with Saul's officers. He said, ‘I saw that son of Jesse when he came to Nob town. He visited Ahitub's son, Ahimelech.
• 1 Samuel 26:19My master and my king, please listen to me. Has the Lord made you angry with me? If that is true, a sacrifice to him may change his thoughts. But if men have made you turn against me, I ask the Lord to curse them. They have chased me out of the land that belongs to the Lord's people. They have said to me, “Go away and worship other gods!”
• 2 Samuel 16:7Shimei said, ‘Go away! Get out of here! You are a murderer, a wicked man!
• Matthew 26:59The leaders of the priests and all the Jewish leaders wanted to punish Jesus with death. So they tried to find some people who would say things against Jesus that were not true.
• Acts 6:11Then those men secretly gave money to some bad men. They told them to say to the Jewish leaders, ‘We heard this man, Stephen, say bad things against Moses and against God.’
• Psalms 25:19Look at all my enemies! There are very many of them! They hate me so much that they want to hurt me.
• Acts 9:1All this time, Saul was still speaking strongly against the disciples of the Lord Jesus. He wanted to kill all the believers. So he went to see the most important priest in Jerusalem.
• Acts 26:11I went to our Jewish meeting places to take hold of believers. I told my men to punish them. I tried to make the believers say bad things against God. I was very angry with them. So I even travelled to cities in other countries to punish 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