New Living Translation
Psalms 26:10
10Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes.
Psalms 26:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
- New International Version (NIV)in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are 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.
Context of Psalms 26:10
8I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells. 9Don’t let me suffer the fate of sinners. Don’t condemn me along with murderers. Their hands are dirty with evil schemes, and they constantly take bribes. 11But I am not like that; I live with integrity. So redeem me and show me mercy. 12Now I stand on solid ground, and I will publicly 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 see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.
- Psalms 11:2The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.
- Psalms 36:4They lie awake at night, hatching sinful plots. Their actions are never good. They make no attempt to turn from evil.
- Psalms 52:2All day long you plot destruction. Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor; you’re an expert at telling lies.
- Psalms 55:9Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
- Proverbs 1:16They rush to commit evil deeds. They hurry to commit murder.
- Proverbs 4:16For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day. They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.
- Micah 2:1What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.
- Matthew 26:3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
- Acts 23:12The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Exodus 23:8“Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.
- Deuteronomy 16:19You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.
- 1 Samuel 8:3But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.
- Isaiah 33:15Those who are honest and fair, who refuse to profit by fraud, who stay far away from bribes, who refuse to listen to those who plot murder, who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—
- Ezekiel 22:12There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign Lord.
- Amos 5:12For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking 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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