Psalm 140:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 140:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

[As for] the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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WEB

World English Bible

As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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ASV

American Standard Version

As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 140

⁷ O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

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.

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