God’s Word Translation
Psalms 71:10
10My enemies talk about me. They watch me as they plot to take my life.
Psalms 71:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
- New International Version (NIV)For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
- New King James Version (NKJV)For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
Context of Psalms 71:10
8My mouth is filled with your praise, with your glory all day long. 9Do not reject me when I am old or abandon me when I lose my strength. My enemies talk about me. They watch me as they plot to take my life. 11They say, “God has abandoned him. Pursue him and grab him because there is no one to rescue him.” 12O God, do not be so distant from me. O my God, come quickly to help me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:10 word by word
כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 71:10
- Psalms 10:9He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
- Psalms 56:6They attack, and then they hide. They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us. Let’s set an ambush to kill someone. Let’s hide to ambush innocent people for fun.
- Psalms 37:32The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent messengers to watch David’s house and kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, advised him, “If you don’t save yourself tonight, you’ll be dead tomorrow!”
- Jeremiah 20:10I have heard many ⌞people⌟ whispering, “Terror is everywhere! Report him! Let’s report him!” All my closest friends are waiting to see me stumble. They say, “Maybe he will be tricked. Then we can overpower him and take revenge on him.”
- Psalms 2:2Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah by saying,
- Psalms 83:3They make plans in secret against your people and plot together against those you treasure.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men and leave tonight to go after David.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas.
- Matthew 27:1Early in the morning all the chief priests and the leaders of the people decided to execute Jesus.
Commentaries on Psalms 71:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Lay wait for my soul - They seek to destroy my life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For mine enemies speak against me - That is, they said substantially, as it is stated in Psalm 71:11, that God had forsaken him, and that therefore, they would arise and punish him, or treat him as an outcast from God. And they that lay wait for my soul - For my life; or, to take my life. The margin here - as the Hebrew - is, “watch,” or “observe.” The “watchers for my life;” that is, they who watch for an opportunity to take my life, or to destroy me…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The psalmist's enemies plan and scheme together (Psalms 2:2; 21:11; 31:13; 35:4; 63:9–10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. The craft and malicious taunts of his enemies now led him to call for aid (compare the terms used, 2Sa 17:12; Psa 3:2; 7:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 71
- 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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