Psalms 40:14

Psalms 40:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
• New International Version (NIV)May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether who seek to snatch away my life; let those be turned back and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.

Context of Psalms 40:14

12For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me. 13Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me; Hurry, Lord, to help me. May those be ashamed and humiliated together Who seek my life to destroy it; May those be turned back and dishonored Who delight in my hurt. 15May those be appalled because of their shame Who say to me, “Aha, aha!” 16May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation continually say, “The Lord be exalted!”

Psalms 40:14 word by word

יֵ֘בֹ֤שׁוּ וְיַחְפְּר֨וּ׀ יַחַד֮ מְבַקְשֵׁ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י לִסְפּ֫וֹתָ֥הּ יִסֹּ֣גוּ אָ֭חוֹר וְיִכָּלְמ֑וּ חֲ֝פֵצֵ֗י רָעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• May those beבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• and humiliatedכָּלַםkâlam · be humiliatedH3637
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• to destroyסָפָהsâphâh · to snatchH5595
• May those be turnedסוּגsûg · to turnH5472
• backאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• Whoחָפֵץchâphêts · delightingH2655

Cross-references for Psalms 40:14

• Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, Lord, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
• Psalms 35:4Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; Let those be turned back and humiliated who devise evil against me.
• Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life Be put to shame and humiliated; May those who delight in my harm Be turned back and dishonored.
• Psalms 71:13May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed; May they be covered with disgrace and dishonor, who seek to injure me.
• Isaiah 41:11Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored; Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
• Isaiah 45:24They will say of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ People will come to Him, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
• Matthew 21:38But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let’s kill him and take possession of his inheritance!’
• Psalms 9:3When my enemies turn back, They stumble and perish before You.
• John 18:6Now then, when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
• Acts 9:4and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
• Acts 12:23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Commentaries on Psalms 40:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Let them be ashamed and confounded together - See at Psalm 35:4, note; Psalm 35:26, note. This may be understood here rather as a confident expectation than a wish or desire. It implies the certainty that they would thus be ashamed and confounded; that is, that they would not be successful, or would be foiled in their purposes. But understood as a wish or prayer, it could not be improper. There is no sin in the wish that the wicked may not be successful…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 The best saints see themselves undone, unless continually preserved by the grace of God. But see the frightful view the psalmist had of sin. This made the discovery of a Redeemer so welcome. In all his reflections upon each step of his life, he discovered something amiss. The sight and sense of our sins in their own colours, must distract us, if we have not at the same time some sight of a Saviour. If Christ has triumphed over our spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-17The psalmist is troubled by both his adversities and his own sins and prays for rescue. This passage is almost the same as Psalm 70.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. The language is not necessarily imprecatory, but rather a confident expectation (Psa 5:11), though the former sense is not inconsistent with Christ's prayer for the forgiveness of His murderers, inasmuch as their confusion and shame might be the very means to prepare them for humbly seeking forgiveness (compare Ac 2:37).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 40:14

• Prayer

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Commentaries on Psalms 40

• 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