God’s Word Translation
Psalms 36:11
11Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the foot of arrogance come upon 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.
Context of Psalms 36:11
9Indeed, the fountain of life is with you. In your light we see light. 10Continue to show your mercy to those who know you and your righteousness to those whose motives are decent. Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push me away. 12Look at the troublemakers who have fallen. They have been pushed down and are unable to stand up again.
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אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 36:11
- Psalms 10:2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
- Psalms 12:3May the Lord cut off every flattering lip and every bragging tongue
- Psalms 119:51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
- Psalms 123:3Have pity on us, O Lord. Have pity on us because we have suffered more than our share of contempt.
- Job 40:11Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.
- Isaiah 51:23I will put it in the hands of those who made you suffer. They said to you, “Lie down so that we can walk over you.” So you made your back like the ground and like a street for them to cross.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.
- Psalms 16:8I always keep the Lord in front of me. When he is by my side, I cannot be moved.
- Psalms 17:8Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 21:7Indeed, the king trusts the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High, he will not be moved.
- Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be shaken.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever.
- Romans 8:35What will separate us from the love Christ has for us? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or violent death separate us from his love?
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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