Psalms 140:10
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Psalms 140:10 in other translations
| BSB | May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again. |
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| WEB | Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise. |
| ASV | Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise. |
| YLT | They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits--they arise not. |
| DARBY | Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again. |
| BBE | Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again. |
| Webster | Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not again. |
What does Psalms 140:10 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 140:8-13
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…
Psalms 140:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 140:10
- Psalms 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 21:9
Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
- Revelation 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
- Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- Exodus 9:23-24
And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt. So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.
- Psalms 18:13-14
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
- Revelation 16:8-9
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
- Proverbs 28:17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
- Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
- Psalms 55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
- Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- Proverbs 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
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Context
- Psalms 140:9
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
- Psalms 140:10
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
- Psalms 140:11
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms 140:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Caerán sobre ellos brasas; Dios los hará caer en el fuego, en profundos hoyos de donde no salgan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quant à la tête de ceux qui m’environnent,… que le mal de leurs lèvres les couvre, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Mögen feurige Kohlen auf sie herabfallen! Ins Feuer stürze er sie, in Wasserfluten, daß sie nicht aufstehen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cadent in retiaculo ejus peccatores: singulariter sum ego, donec transeam. |