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Psalms 71:10
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For my enemies speak concerning me; those who watch for my life consult together
For mine enemies speake of mee, and they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together,
For my enemies talk about me,and those who spy on me plot together,
For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
My enemies make plans against me. They have met together and are making plans to kill me.
For my enemies have spoken against me; Those who watch for my life have consulted together,
For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
My enemies are plotting because they want me dead.
For my enemies are talking about me, those seeking my life are plotting together.
For mine enemies speak concerning me, and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="psa.71.1" class="versetxt"> [To the chiefe musician, a psalme of Dauid, to bring to remembrance.] Make haste, O God, to deliuer mee, make haste to helpe me, O Lord. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seeke after my soule: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let them be turned backe for a reward of their shame, that say, Aha, aha. Let all those that seeke thee, reioyce, and be glad in thee: and let such as loue thy saluation, say continually, Let God be magnified. But I am poore and needy, make haste vnto me, O God: Thou art my helpe and my deliuerer, O Lord make no tarrying.
For mine enemies have spoken against me; and they that lay wait for my soul have taken counsel together,
For mine enemies speak concerning me; and they that watch for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,
For my enemies talk concerning me, and those who watch for my life conspire together,
For my enemies speak against me; and those who lurk for my soul plot together.
My enemies make plans against me, and they meet together to kill me.
For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.
For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,
For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
For those who hate me talk against me. Those who want to kill make plans together.
For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
(70-10) For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lie in wait for my soul take counsel together,
My enemies want to kill me; they talk and plot against me.
For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,
For myne enemies speake against me: and they that lay awayte for my soule take their counsayle together.
For my enemies speak concerning me, and those who watch for my life consult together.
For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
For myn enemyes seiden of me; and thei that kepten my lijf maden counsel togidere.
For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,
For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
For my enemies speak concerning me, those who watch for my life consult together,
For my enemies speak concerning me; And those that watch for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,
Go not farre fro me, o God: my God, haist the to helpe me.
For my enemies have spoken against me; And those who watch for my life have consulted together,
For my enemies have spoken against me;And those who watch my life have counseled together,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
and they: Psalms 10:9, Psalms 56:6, Proverbs 1:11
lay wait for: Heb. watch or observe, Psalms 37:32, Psalms 37:33, 1 Samuel 19:11, Jeremiah 20:10
take: Psalms 2:2, Psalms 83:3, 2 Samuel 17:1-14, Matthew 26:3, Matthew 26:4, Matthew 27:1
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:7 - God hath Psalms 31:15 - deliver Psalms 35:15 - in mine Psalms 119:42 - So shall Isaiah 36:4 - What Daniel 9:25 - restore and to build Jerusalem John 11:53 - they
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For mine enemies speak against, me,.... Or "say unto me" y what is expressed in the following verse, "God hath forsaken him"; and so these words are a reason of the above petitions: or "mine enemies speak to me"; or "of me" z; not good, but evil, and so the Targum paraphrases it,
"for mine enemies speak evil against me;''
or concerning me. David had his enemies, and many, as Ahithophel, and others, who spake against him to the people, and thereby drew many with them into rebellion against him; and particularly Shimei spoke against him, and cursed him, calling him a bloody man, a man of Belial,
2 Samuel 16:7;
and they that lay wait for my soul; or "life"; that laid snares for him; or lay in ambush, and sought for an opportunity to take away his life: or "they that keep my soul", or "life" a; that were his bodyguards that were about his person for the preservation of him; and so the Targum seems to understand it;
take counsel together; lay schemes and form plots how to destroy him, as Ahithophel did, 2 Samuel 16:20.
y אמרו לי "dixerunt mihi", Montanus. z "De me loquuti sunt, vel loquuntur", Tigurine version, Junius Tremellius, Gejerus, Michaelis. a שמרי נפשי "custodientes animam meam", Pagninus, Montanus "custodiebant", V. L.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For mine enemies speak against me - That is, they said substantially, as it is stated in Psalms 71:11, that God had forsaken him, and that therefore, they would arise and punish him, or treat him as an outcast from God.
And they that lay wait for my soul - For my life; or, to take my life. The margin here - as the Hebrew - is, “watch,” or “observe.” The “watchers for my life;” that is, they who watch for an opportunity to take my life, or to destroy me.
Take counsel together - About the best means of accomplishing their object.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 71:10. Lay wait for my soul — They seek to destroy my life.
