God’s Word Translation
Psalms 143:12
12In keeping with your mercy, wipe out my enemies and destroy all who torment me, because I am your servant.
Psalms 143:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
- New International Version (NIV)In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, for I am your servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In Your mercy cut off my enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.
Context of Psalms 143:12
10Teach me to do your will, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 11O Lord, keep me alive for the sake of your name. Because you are righteous, lead me out of trouble. In keeping with your mercy, wipe out my enemies and destroy all who torment me, because I am your servant.
Read all of Psalms 143Psalms 143:12 word by word
וּֽבְחַסְדְּךָ֮ תַּצְמִ֪ית אֹ֫יְבָ֥י וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּ כָּל־צֹרֲרֵ֣י נַפְשִׁ֑י כִּ֝֗י אֲנִ֣י עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 143:12
- Psalms 54:5My enemies spy on me. Pay them back with evil. Destroy them with your truth!
- Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
- Psalms 136:15He swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea— because his mercy endures forever.
- 1 Samuel 24:12May the Lord decide between you and me. May the Lord take revenge on you for what you did to me. However, I will not lay a hand on you.
- 1 Samuel 25:29Even though someone pursued you and sought your life, your life is wrapped in the bundle of life which comes from the Lord your God. But he will dispose of the lives of your enemies like stones thrown from a sling.
- 1 Samuel 26:10I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die ⌞naturally⌟, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.
- Psalms 116:16O Lord, I am indeed your servant. I am your servant, the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.
- Psalms 119:94I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
Commentaries on Psalms 143:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And of thy mercy - Thy mercy to me; thy mercy to the world. The destruction of the wicked is a favor to the universe; just as the arrest and punishment of a robber or a pirate is a mercy to society, to mankind; just as every prison is a display of “mercy” as well as of “justice” - mercy to society at large; justice to the offenders. And destroy all them that afflict my soul - Cut them off; render them powerless to do mischief. For I am thy servant - Not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The psalm ends with a prayer for God to show that the psalmist is in the right and to restore his life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. God's mercy to His people is often wrath to His and their enemies (compare Psa 31:17). thy servant--as chosen to be such, entitled to divine regard.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 143
- 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
- EGW Writings
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