Psalms 59:12

Psalms 59:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
• New International Version (NIV)For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.

Context of Psalms 59:12

10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies. 11Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield! For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, 13consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, that they may know that God rules over Jacob to the ends of the earth. Selah 14Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city.

Psalms 59:12 word by word

חַטַּאת־פִּ֗ימוֹ דְּֽבַר־שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ וְיִלָּכְד֥וּ בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם וּמֵאָלָ֖ה וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of their lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• let them even be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• in their prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• and for cursingאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• and lyingכַּ֫חַשׁkachash · lieH3585
• they speakסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608

Cross-references for Psalms 59:12

• Psalms 64:7But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly.
• Psalms 79:12Return sevenfold into the lap of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted you, O Lord!
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?
• Psalms 140:9As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
• Proverbs 12:13An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 18:7A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
• Matthew 12:36I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
• Matthew 27:25And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
• Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• Proverbs 6:2if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth,
• Proverbs 11:6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
• Psalms 109:17He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
• Hosea 4:2there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Luke 23:5But they were urgent, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place."

Commentaries on Psalms 59:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For the sin of their mouth - This verse has puzzled all the commentators. If we take חטאת chattath for sin-offering instead of sin, we shall get a better sense. Some of Nehemiah's enemies made a profession of the Jewish religion. Tobiah and his son were allied by marriage to the Jews; for Eliashib the priest had married his grandson to the daughter of Sanballat; and this produced a connection with Tobiah, the fast friend of Sanballat. Besides this very…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For the sin of their mouth … - That is, in belching out words of reproach and malice, Psalm 59:7. Let them even be taken in their pride - In the very midst of their schemes, or while confidently relying on the success of their plans. Even while their hearts are elated, and they are sure of success, let them be arrested, and let their plans be foiled. And for cursing and lying which they speak - That is, on account of the false charges which they have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13The psalmist prays that the wicked will suffer the same pain they have caused others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. let them even be ... taken in their pride--while evincing it--that is, to be punished for their lies, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Character
• Falsehood
• Speaking

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Commentaries on Psalms 59

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary