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Psalms 140:12
12May a slanderer not endure in the land. May calamity hunt down a violent man.
Psalms 140:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
- New International Version (NIV)I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I know that the Lord will maintain The cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.
Context of Psalms 140:12
10As for the head of those surrounding me, may the mischief of their lips overwhelm them. 11Let burning coals fall upon them. May they be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again. May a slanderer not endure in the land. May calamity hunt down a violent man. 13I know Adonai will vindicate the poor, and secure justice for the needy. 14Surely, the righteous ones will praise Your name. The upright will dwell in Your presence.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:12 word by word
יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְ֭הוָה דִּ֣ין עָנִ֑י מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:12
- Psalms 9:4When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before You.
- Psalms 10:17You hear, Adonai, the desire of the meek. You encourage them and incline Your ear.
- Psalms 22:24You who fear Adonai, praise Him! All Jacob’s descendants, glorify Him! Revere Him, all you seed of Israel.
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 102:17For Adonai has rebuilt Zion. He has appeared in His glory.
- 1 Kings 8:45then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor person because he is poor, nor crush the needy at the gate,
- Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or encroach on fields of the fatherless,
- Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness He will judge the poor, and decide with fairness for the poor of the land. He will strike the land with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
- Jeremiah 22:16He pled the case of the poor and weak, so it went well. Is not this knowledge of Me?” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Matthew 11:5the blind see and the lame walk, those with tza'arat are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
Commentaries on Psalms 140:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted - See the notes at Psalm 9:4. The psalmist here doubtless refers primarily to himself, as having a confident belief that the Lord would maintain “his” cause, or would defend “him.” At the same time he makes the statement general, implying that what would be done to him would be done to all in similar circumstances. The idea is that God, in all his attributes, in all his providential…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengeance. And surely the righteous shall dwell in God's presence, and give him thanks for evermore. This is true thanksgiving, even thanks-living: this use we should make of all our deliverances, we should serve God the more closely and cheerfully. Those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Compare Psa 9:4).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 12A slanderer Esau, who would trap with his mouth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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