Psalms 27:12

Psalms 27:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.

Context of Psalms 27:12

10Though my father and my mother forsake me, Adonai will take me in. 11Teach me Your way, Adonai, and lead me on a level path— because of my enemies. Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes. For false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. 13Surely I trust that I will see the goodness of Adonai in the land of the living. 14Wait for Adonai. Be strong, let Your heart take courage, and wait for Adonai.

Psalms 27:12 word by word

אַֽל־תִּ֭תְּנֵנִי בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ צָרָ֑י כִּ֥י קָֽמוּ־בִ֥י עֵֽדֵי־שֶׁ֝֗קֶר וִיפֵ֥חַ חָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me not over unto the willנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• of mine enemiesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• for falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• are risen upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against me, and such as breathe outיָפֵחַyâphêach · breathingH3307
• crueltyחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555

Cross-references for Psalms 27:12

• Psalms 31:8I will be glad and rejoice in Your lovingkindness, for You saw my affliction. You knew the troubles of my soul.
• Psalms 35:25Don’t let them say in their heart: “Aha! Just what we wanted!” Don’t let them say: “We swallowed him up!”
• Psalms 38:16But I wait for You, Adonai— You will answer, O Lord my God.
• Psalms 41:11But You, Adonai, have mercy on me, and raise me up, so I may repay them.
• Psalms 140:8God my Lord, the strength of my deliverance, You shield my head in the day of battle.
• Psalms 35:11Violent witnesses rise up. They question me about things I know nothing about.
• Exodus 20:16“Do not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• 1 Samuel 22:9Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing among Saul’s courtiers, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob—to Ahimelech son of Ahitub—
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If Adonai has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if men have done so, then cursed are they before Adonai, because they have now driven me out that I would not cling to Adonai’s inheritance, saying: ‘Go, worship other gods.’
• 2 Samuel 16:7Thus Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out! The man of bloodshed, the good-for-nothing!
• Matthew 26:59Now the ruling kohanim and all the Sanhedrin kept trying to get false testimony against Yeshua so they could put Him to death.
• Acts 6:11Then they secretly instigated men into saying, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God!”
• Psalms 25:19See my enemies, how many they are— they hate me with violent hatred.
• Acts 9:1Now Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the Lord’s disciples, went to the kohen gadol .
• Acts 26:11I tried to cause them to blaspheme by punishing them often in the synagogues. In furious rage against them, I persecuted them even in foreign cities.

Commentaries on Psalms 27:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - To their soul בנפש benephesh ; their whole soul thirsts for my destruction. Let them not be gratified. They have suborned witnesses against me, but they are false witnesses: unmask their wickedness, and confound their counsels.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies - Let them not accomplish their desires in regard to me; let them not be able to carry out their purposes. The word here rendered “will” means properly “soul,” but it is used here evidently to denote “wish” or “desire.” Compare Psalm 35:25. For false witnesses are risen up against me - People who would lay false charges against him, or who would wrongfully accuse him. They charged him with crimes which he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12The psalmist asks for the Lord's mercy, presence, and guidance. For the psalmist, God is the greatest good, while enemies and other situations are less important.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. will--literally, "soul," "desire" (Psa 35:25). enemies--literally, "oppressors." Falsehood aids cruelty against him. breathe out--as being filled with it (Ac 9:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 27:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• David
• False Teachers

In the dictionaries

• Believe
• Deliver
• Hide
• Salvation
• Breath; Breathe; Breathing
• Cruel; Cruelty
• Enemy
• Psalms, Book of
• Witness
• corrupt witness, false report, false testimony, false witness

Commentaries on Psalms 27

• 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