New Living Translation
Psalms 36:11
11Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
Psalms 36:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
- New International Version (NIV)May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Context of Psalms 36:11
9For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. 10Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts. Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around. 12Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again.
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אַל־תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִי רֶ֣גֶל גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְיַד־רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַל־תְּנִדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 36:11
- Psalms 10:2The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
- Psalms 12:3May the Lord cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
- Psalms 119:51The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.
- Job 40:11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
- Isaiah 51:23Instead, I will hand that cup to your tormentors, those who said, ‘We will trample you into the dust and walk on your backs.’”
- Daniel 4:37“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
- Psalms 16:8I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
- Psalms 17:8Guard me as you would guard your own eyes. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the Lord. The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.
- Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Romans 8:35Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
Commentaries on Psalms 36:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let not the foot of pride come against me - Let me not be trampled under foot by proud and haughty men. Let not the hand of the wicked remove me - תנדני tenideni, shake me, or cause me to wander. Both these verses may have immediate respect to the captives in Babylon. The Jews were, when compared with the Babylonians, the people that knew God; for in Jewry was God known, Psalm 76:1; and the psalmist prays against the treatment which the Jews had received…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let not the foot of pride come against me - The foot of the proud man. The word rendered “come against me” more properly means, “come not upon me;” and the meaning is, Let me not be “trampled down” as they who are vanquished in battle are “trodden down” by their conquerors. Compare the notes at Psalm 18:40. And let not the hand of the wicked remove me - Let no efforts of the wicked do this. The “hand” is the instrument by which we accomplish anything, and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11God's wisdom covers all of creation and protects those who follow him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. foot of ... hand ... wicked--all kinds of violent dealing.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 36
- 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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