Psalms 59:12

Psalms 59:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
• New International Version (NIV)For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

Context of Psalms 59:12

10The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies. 11Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us! They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak! 13Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah) 14They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.

Psalms 59:12 word by word

חַטַּאת־פִּ֗ימוֹ דְּֽבַר־שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹ וְיִלָּכְד֥וּ בִגְאוֹנָ֑ם וּמֵאָלָ֖ה וּמִכַּ֣חַשׁ יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of their lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• let them even be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• in their prideגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• and for cursingאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• and lyingכַּ֫חַשׁkachash · lieH3585
• they speakסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608

Cross-references for Psalms 59:12

• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
• Psalms 79:12Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!
• Psalms 120:3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
• Psalms 140:9As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
• Proverbs 12:13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.
• Proverbs 18:7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
• Matthew 12:36I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.
• Matthew 27:25In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
• Psalms 10:2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
• Proverbs 6:2if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
• Proverbs 11:6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
• Psalms 109:17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.
• Hosea 4:2There is only cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery. They resort to violence and bloodshed.
• Luke 23:5But they persisted in saying, “He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”

Commentaries on Psalms 59:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For the sin of their mouth - This verse has puzzled all the commentators. If we take חטאת chattath for sin-offering instead of sin, we shall get a better sense. Some of Nehemiah's enemies made a profession of the Jewish religion. Tobiah and his son were allied by marriage to the Jews; for Eliashib the priest had married his grandson to the daughter of Sanballat; and this produced a connection with Tobiah, the fast friend of Sanballat. Besides this very…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For the sin of their mouth … - That is, in belching out words of reproach and malice, Psalm 59:7. Let them even be taken in their pride - In the very midst of their schemes, or while confidently relying on the success of their plans. Even while their hearts are elated, and they are sure of success, let them be arrested, and let their plans be foiled. And for cursing and lying which they speak - That is, on account of the false charges which they have…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 It is our wisdom and duty, in times of danger and difficulty, to wait upon God; for he is our defence, in whom we shall be safe. It is very comfortable to us, in prayer, to look to God as the God of our mercy, the Author of all good in us, and the Giver of all good to us. The wicked can never be satisfied, which is the greatest misery in a poor condition. A contented man, if he has not what he would have, yet he does not quarrel with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13The psalmist prays that the wicked will suffer the same pain they have caused others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. let them even be ... taken in their pride--while evincing it--that is, to be punished for their lies, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 59:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Character
• Falsehood
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 59

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary