Psalms 140:10

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 21:9; Psalms 55:23; Revelation 16:8; Revelation 16:9; Revelation 20:15; Revelation 21:8

Related Commentaries of 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 ,...
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...
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...
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 th...
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 consid...
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...
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 th...
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 o...
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 remo...
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 origin...
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 stra...
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 pr...
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...
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 an...
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 u...
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 m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O L ORD , the desire...
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,...
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 tongue...
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...
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 ma...
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, a...
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...
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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let burning coals fall upon them, be cast upon them in perils of a terrible nature; let them be cast into the fire, into everlasting destruction;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 140:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 140:10