New King James Version
Psalms 71:10
10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel 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,
- 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 Living Translation (NLT)For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
Context of Psalms 71:10
8Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. 9Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails. For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together, 11Saying, “God has forsaken him; Pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.” 12O God, do not be far from me; O my God, make haste 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 10:9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
- Psalms 56:6They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait to shed blood; Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;
- Psalms 37:32The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.
- 1 Samuel 19:11Saul also sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. And Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
- Jeremiah 20:10For I heard many mocking: “Fear on every side!” “Report,” they say, “and we will report it!” All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying, “Perhaps he can be induced; Then we will prevail against him, And we will take our revenge on him.”
- Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
- Psalms 83:3They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
- 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted 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
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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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