Psalms 71:10

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, Lay wait for my soul - They seek to destroy my life.

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Albert 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 ther...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXXI. A Psalm of Gratitude for God's Constant Care of His Servant from Youth to Old Age. The Psalmist expresses himself in language borrowed from o...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

my soul . me (emphatic). Hebrew. nephesh.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. For my enemies have said of me, etc. He pleads, as an argument with God to show him mercy, the additional circumstance, that the wicked...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, For mine enemies speak against me ... God hath f...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. of prayer ( Psalms 71:1-13 ) and praise ( Psalms 71:14-24 ) was apparently written by an old man ( Psalms 71:9 ; Psalms 71:18 ) and in the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(9-11) This piece may be compared with Psalms 41:6-8 . The formal “saying” ( Psalms 71:11 ), introducing a quotation, is an indication of a late dat...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 71:1-24 ECHOES of former psalms make the staple of this one, and even those parts of it which are not quotations have little individuality....
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“My Trust from My Youth&rdquo Psalms 71:1-12 Some commentators ascribe this psalm to Jeremiah. His pensive, plaintive tone is certainly pre...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is pre-eminently a song of the aged, and, like old age, it is reminiscent. The singer passes from memory to hope, and from experience to praise....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The last of these verses serves as a clue to explain the others in reference to Christ. Recollect the taunts of the Jews, when the Lord hung on the c...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 ar...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, Ver. 10. For mine enemies ] Who, rather than their...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let my mouth be filled with thy praise Give me occasion to multiply praises to thee for delivering me out of my present distress. Cast me not off...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Professes His Confidence in God; Believing Prayers. 1 In thee,...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lay wait for my soul, or watch it , that they may find occasion to destroy it, and that it may not escape their hands.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Barnes, “is without a title. It is impossible to determine on what occasion it was composed. There is some plausibil...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. There is his trust, and there is his fear; his trust he dares...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This Psalm, written by an old man, is specially suitable for an old man. It is numbered seventy-one, and it may suit those who have reached that age;...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 71:1-8 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteous, and cause me to escape: incline...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm, though destitute of title, has passed down to us as composed by David, during the rebellion of Absalom. He uses the same words in his pre...
The Biblical Illustrator

In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. A picture of a pious old man I. The entreaties of a pious old man. 1....
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Psalms 71:1-19 is, like so many others, a psalm divided between complaint and praise. It is comparatively wanting in originality, b...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer of an Aged Believer for God's Assistance. Prayer for Deliverance
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For mine enemies speak against me, taking new courage now that the believer has lost his youthful power and energy; and they that lay wait for my so...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 19:11 ; 2 Samuel 17:1-14 ; Jeremiah 20:10 ; Matthew 26:3 ; Matthew 26:4 ; Matthew 27:1 ; Proverbs 1:11 ; Psalms 10:9 ; Psalms 2:2 ;...

¹⁰ For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

Related Commentaries of Psalms 71:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the 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

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 71:10