English Standard Version
Psalms 36:11
11Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalms 36:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
- New International Version (NIV)May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
Context of Psalms 36:11
9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light. 10Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart! Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. 12There the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, unable to rise.
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אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 36:11
- Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
- Psalms 12:3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
- Psalms 119:51The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt.
- Job 40:11Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.
- Isaiah 51:23and I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, who have said to you, 'Bow down, that we may pass over'; and you have made your back like the ground and like the street for them to pass over."
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
- Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
- Psalms 62:6He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
- Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
Commentaries on Psalms 36:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let not the foot of pride come against me - Let me not be trampled under foot by proud and haughty men. Let not the hand of the wicked remove me - תנדני tenideni, shake me, or cause me to wander. Both these verses may have immediate respect to the captives in Babylon. The Jews were, when compared with the Babylonians, the people that knew God; for in Jewry was God known, Psalm 76:1; and the psalmist prays against the treatment which the Jews had received…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let not the foot of pride come against me - The foot of the proud man. The word rendered “come against me” more properly means, “come not upon me;” and the meaning is, Let me not be “trampled down” as they who are vanquished in battle are “trodden down” by their conquerors. Compare the notes at Psalm 18:40. And let not the hand of the wicked remove me - Let no efforts of the wicked do this. The “hand” is the instrument by which we accomplish anything, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11God's wisdom covers all of creation and protects those who follow him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. foot of ... hand ... wicked--all kinds of violent dealing.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 36
- 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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