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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. This may be read as a prophecy in the future tense: “The mischief of their own lips shall cover them.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let burning coals fall upon them,.... From heaven, as the Targum, Aben Ezra, and Kimchi, by way of explanation; alluding to the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah with fire from thence: and may design both the terrible judgments of God in this life, and everlasting burnings in hell; so Jarchi interprets it of the coals of hell; see Psalms 11:6; let...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let burning coals fall upon them :- Or, “Burning coals shall fall upon them.” Psa_140:10. Let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. The Psalmist doubtless had before his mind’s eye the picture of Sodom, where burning coals fell on the guilty cities, and where men stumbled into the fire, and when they tried to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth,.... One that sets his mouth against the heavens, and speaks evil of God; of his being, perfections, purposes, and providences: whose tongue walks through the earth, and speaks evil of all men, even of dignities; and especially of the saints of the most High, and of the Gospel and ways of Christ....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: Neither shall he be; the man who is glib of tongue, and who uses that facility of speech for the destruction of the characters of godly men, shall never be established. Psa_140:11. Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. His own dogs shall eat him; he was a huntsman against the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I know,.... Here is a double reading: the "Keri", or marginal reading, is, "thou knowest"; an appeal of the psalmist to God, who knew the thoughts of the wicked concerning him, and their devices against him; as Kimchi: but the Scripture reading is, I know; expressing his full persuasion and assurance that the Lord will maintain the cause of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. We may always leave such matters with the Lord. God is the poor man’s Executor, and the proud man’s Executioner. He will take care of the oppressed, and such as are down-trodden.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name,.... The same with the poor and the afflicted; who, though traduced by men, and evil spoken of and ill used by them, are righteous in the sight of God; being justified by the righteousness of Christ, which is imputed to them, and received by faith, in consequence of which they live soberly and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. Now let us read the next Psalm, which is to much the same effect. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 140, 141.