Psalms 140:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let burning coals fall upon them - Let them be punished, “as if” burning coals were poured upon them. See Psalms 11:6 , note; Psalms 18:12-13 , notes; Psalms 120:4 , note. Let them be cast...
Psalms 140:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Let burning coals fall upon them: (h) let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. (h) That is by God, for David saw that they were reprobate and that there was no ho...
Psalms 140:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXL. The Prayer of a Man hard Beset by Treacherous Foes. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants. Slander and violence are their weapons, and the...
Psalms 140:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

burning coals. Put by Figure of speech Metony . y (of Adjunct), App-6, for cruel words and hard speeches which wound the heart as fire wounds the body. Compare Proverbs 16:27 ; Proverbs 26:23...
Psalms 140:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Let burning coals - The Chaldee considers this as spoken against Ahithophel, who was hea...
Psalms 140:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Let burning coals— Burning coals shall, &c. They shall fall into miry pits. Mudge. The Psalmist seems here to allude to the destruction of the Sodomites. See what has been said on the 8th a...
Psalms 140:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Let burning coals fall upon them - ( Psalms 18:12-13 ; Psalms 120:4 .) Let t...
Psalms 140:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations of, earlier Pss.
Psalms 140:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In this verse too there is a grammatical difficulty, which the margin, “Let there fall on them,” instead of “Let them bring upon them,” does not remove, since the subject of the next verb is third pe...
Psalms 140:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:1-13 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its originality lies principally in its use of peculiar word...
Psalms 140:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in God's Protection Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stratagems and traps. There is no help save in Him who...
Psalms 140:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's praise, Jehovah the God of mercy, Jehovah the God of...
Psalms 140:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a blessed appeal to the Lord! Where shall an exercised soul go in his affliction, but to a throne of grace? And how sure shall be the Lord's condemnation of the ungodly, when the cry of the s...
Psalms 140:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 b...
Psalms 140:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Ver. 10. Let burning coals fall upon them ] Conflagrent ut corruant. Haec sunt non...
Psalms 140:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

As for the head of those , &c. Bishop Hare connects this clause with the preceding, and translates the passage thus; Let not those that beset me lift up the head. Let the mischief of their own...
Psalms 140:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O L ORD , the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; l...
Psalms 140:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Burning coals; Divine vengeance, which is compared to coals of fire, as Psalms 18:12 , and elsewhere. Rise not up again; either to my danger, or their own comfort.
Psalms 140:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongues. The general strain of the Psalm is like that of...
Psalms 140:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of falsehoods were being spoken against him. He ther...
Psalms 140:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, a psalm of David, is undisputed. Psalms 140:1 . From the evil man, Doëg the Edomite: from the violent man, Saul...
Psalms 140:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. God preserves His servant To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of War...
Psalms 140:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against whom he prays to God for aid ( Psalms 140:1 , Ps...
Psalms 140:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Enemies. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of David, in which he presents to the Lord the usual complaint, adding to this a fe...
Psalms 140:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 3:20-25 ; Exodus 9:23 ; Exodus 9:24 ; Genesis 19:24 ; Matthew 13:42 ; Matthew 13:50 ; Proverbs 28:10 ; Proverbs 28:17 ; Psalms 11:6 ; Psalms 120:4 ; Psalms 18:13 ; Psalms 18:14 ;...
Psalms 140:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Coals — Divine vengeance, which is compared to coals of fire.

Psalms 140:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 140:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 140:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 140:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 140:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 140:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 140:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 140:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 140:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 140:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes