Psalms 71:10

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 And with Your glory all day long. 9Do not cast me away at the time of my old age; Do not abandon me when my strength fails. For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together, 11Saying, “God has abandoned him; Pursue and seize him, for there is no one to save him.” 12God, do not be far from me; My God, hurry to my aid!

Psalms 71:10 word by word

כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

• For my enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• have spokenאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• watchשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: look atH8104
• lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• have consultedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289

Cross-references for Psalms 71:10

• Psalms 10:9He lurks in secret like a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.
• Psalms 56:6They attack, they lurk, They watch my steps, As they have waited to take my life.
• Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, Let’s lie in wait for blood, Let’s ambush the innocent without cause;
• Psalms 37:32The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.
• 1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, informed him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death!”
• Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; let’s denounce him!” All my trusted friends, Watching for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be persuaded, so that we may prevail against him And take our revenge on him.”
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers conspire together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
• Psalms 83:3They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.
• 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men and let me set out and pursue David tonight.
• Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard of the high priest named Caiaphas;
• Matthew 27:1Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;

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

Topics related to Psalms 71:10

• Enemy
• Malice

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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