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Psalms 71:10
10For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
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,
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
Context of Psalms 71:10
8My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. 9Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together. 11They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.” 12Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.
Read all of Psalms 71Psalms 71:10 word by word
כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִ֑י וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י נוֹעֲצ֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 71:10
- Psalms 10:9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
- Psalms 56:6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
- Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.”
- Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
- Psalms 83:3With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed.
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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