Psalm 140:10

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 140:10

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 140

⁸ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah

⁹ May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

¹⁰ May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

¹¹ May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

¹² I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

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