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Psalms 26:10
10in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
Psalms 26:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In whose hands is a sinister scheme, And whose right hand is full of bribes.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.
Context of Psalms 26:10
8Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells. 9Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty, in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. 11I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me. 12My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.
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אֲשֶׁר־בִּידֵיהֶ֥ם זִמָּ֑ה וִֽ֝ימִינָ֗ם מָ֣לְאָה שֹּֽׁחַד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 26:10
- Psalms 10:14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 11:2For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalms 36:4Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
- Psalms 52:2You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.
- Psalms 55:9Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
- Proverbs 1:16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
- Proverbs 4:16For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Acts 23:12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Exodus 23:8“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
- 1 Samuel 8:3But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
- Isaiah 33:15Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
- Ezekiel 22:12In you are people who accept bribes to shed blood; you take interest and make a profit from the poor. You extort unjust gain from your neighbors. And you have forgotten me, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- Amos 5:12For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
Commentaries on Psalms 26:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Their right hand is full of bribes - He speaks of persons in office, who took bribes to pervert judgment and justice.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10In whose hands is mischief - The word here rendered “mischief,” means properly “purpose, counsel, plan;” then, an evil purpose, “mischief, wickedness, crime.” The idea is, either that they intended to do mischief, and that they employed their hands to accomplish it, or that the fruit or result of their wicked plans was in their hands; that is, they had in their possession what they had secured by robbery, or plunder, or dishonesty. And their right hand is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12In this personal lament, the psalmist prays for redemption because of his innocence and the Lord's justice.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Their whole conduct is that of violence and fraud.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 26
- 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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