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Psalm 140:9–10

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9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;

may the mischief of their lips engulf them.k

10May burning coals fall on them;

may they be thrown into the fire,l

into miry pits, never to rise.

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Cross references

  1. kPr 18:7
  2. lPs 11:6; 21:9; See Mt 3:10; Lk 12:49; Rev 20:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

As for the head of those who surround me,

let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Let burning coals fall upon them!

Let them be cast into fire,

into miry pits, no more to rise!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When those who surround me rise up,

may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

Let hot coals fall on them.

Let them be thrown into the fire,

into the abyss, never again to rise.

NLTNew Living Translation

Let my enemies be destroyed

by the very evil they have planned for me.

Let burning coals fall down on their heads.

Let them be thrown into the fire

or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

With respect to the head of those who surround me,

may the harm of their lips cover them.

Let burning coals fall on them;

let them be dropped into the fire,

into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.

KJV 1900King James Version

As for the head of those that compass me about,

Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

Let burning coals fall upon them:

Let them be cast into the fire;

Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.