Psalms 36 · Verse 11

Psalms 36:11

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Psalms 36:11, King James Version

Psalms 36:11 in other translations

BSBLet not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
WEBDon’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
ASVLet not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
YLTLet not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.
DARBYLet not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
BBELet not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.
WebsterLet not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

What does Psalms 36:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. foot of ... hand ... wicked--all kinds of violent dealing.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Let 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, Psa 76:1; and the psalmist prays against the treatment which the Jews had received from the proud and insolent Babylonians during the seventy years of their captivity: "Restore us to our own land; and let not the proud foot or the violent hand ever remove us from our country and its blessings; the temple, and its ordinances."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 36:5-12

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…

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Psalms 36:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּ֭בוֹאֵנִיTe.vo.'e.niit come to meH935
רֶ֣גֶלRe.gel[the] foot ofH7272
גַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.VahprideH1346
וְיַד\־ve.yad-and [the] hand ofH3027
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּנִדֵֽנִי\׃te.ni.De.niit make wander meH5110

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Cross references for Psalms 36:11

  • Psalms 16:8

    I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • Isaiah 51:23

    But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

  • Psalms 123:3-4

    Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

  • Psalms 12:3-5

    The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

  • Job 40:11-12

    Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Psalms 119:122

    Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

  • Psalms 119:85

    The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

  • Psalms 10:2

    The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

  • Psalms 119:69

    The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

  • Psalms 119:51

    The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

  • Psalms 17:8-14

    Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; …

  • Psalms 62:6

    He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
foot.
10:2; 12:3-5; 119:51,69,85,122; 123:3,4; Job 40:11,12; Isa 51:23
Da 4:37
hand.
16:8; 17:8-14; 21:7,8; 62:6; 125:1-3; Ro 8:35-39

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Context

  • Psalms 36:10

    O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

  • Psalms 36:11

    Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  • Psalms 36:12

    There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

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Psalms 36:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No venga contra mí pie de soberbia; y mano de impíos no me mueva.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Continue ta bonté à ceux qui te connaissent, et ta justice à ceux qui sont droits de cœur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nicht erreiche mich der Fuß der Hochmütigen, und die Hand der Gesetzlosen vertreibe mich nicht!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Mansueti autem hæreditabunt terram, et delectabuntur in multitudine pacis.