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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah. Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 140:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃lamenatzecha-mizemvor-ledavid
KJV: Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
AKJV: Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
ASV: Deliver me, O Jehovah, from the evil man;
YLT: To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.
Exposition: Psalms 140:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:2
Hebrew
חַלְּצֵנִי יְהוָה מֵאָדָם רָע מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תִּנְצְרֵֽנִי׃chaletzeniy-yehvah-me'adam-ra'-me'iysh-chamasiym-tinetzereniy
KJV: Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
AKJV: Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
ASV: Who devise mischiefs in their heart;
YLT: Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble for wars.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:2
Psalms 140:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 140:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:3
Hebrew
אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ רָעוֹת בְּלֵב כָּל־יוֹם יָגוּרוּ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃'asher-chashevv-ra'vot-velev-khal-yvom-yagvrv-milechamvot
KJV: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
AKJV: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
ASV: They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent;
YLT: They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder is under their lips. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:3
Psalms 140:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 140:3
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- Psalms 140:3
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 140:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:4
Hebrew
שָֽׁנֲנוּ לְשׁוֹנָם כְּֽמוֹ־נָחָשׁ חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ סֶֽלָה׃shananv-leshvonam-khemvo-nachash-chamat-'akheshvv-tachat-shefateymvo-selah
KJV: Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
AKJV: Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
ASV: Keep me, O Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked;
YLT: Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:4
Psalms 140:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:4
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Exposition: Psalms 140:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:5
Hebrew
שָׁמְרֵנִי יְהוָה ׀ מִידֵי רָשָׁע מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תִּנְצְרֵנִי אֲשֶׁר חָשְׁבוּ לִדְחוֹת פְּעָמָֽי׃shamereniy-yehvah- -miydey-rasha'-me'iysh-chamasiym-tinetzereniy-'asher-chashevv-lidechvot-fe'amay
KJV: The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
AKJV: The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
ASV: The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;
YLT: The proud hid a snare for me--and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:5
Psalms 140:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:5
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- Psalms 140:5
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 140:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:6
Hebrew
טָֽמְנֽוּ־גֵאִים ׀ פַּח לִי וַחֲבָלִים פָּרְשׂוּ רֶשֶׁת לְיַד־מַעְגָּל מֹקְשִׁים שָֽׁתוּ־לִי סֶֽלָה׃tamenv-ge'iym- -fach-liy-vachavaliym-fareshv-reshet-leyad-ma'egal-moqeshiym-shatv-liy-selah
KJV: I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
AKJV: I said to the LORD, You are my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
ASV: I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God:
YLT: I have said to Jehovah, `My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:6
Psalms 140:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:6
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Exposition: Psalms 140:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:7
Hebrew
אָמַרְתִּי לַיהוָה אֵלִי אָתָּה הַאֲזִינָה יְהוָה קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃'amaretiy-layhvah-'eliy-'atah-ha'aziynah-yehvah-qvol-tachanvnay
KJV: O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
AKJV: O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
ASV: O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
YLT: O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:7
Psalms 140:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Psalms 140:7
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- Lord
Exposition: Psalms 140:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:8
Hebrew
יְהֹוִה אֲדֹנָי עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי סַכֹּתָה לְרֹאשִׁי בְּיוֹם נָֽשֶׁק׃yehovih-'adonay-'oz-yeshv'atiy-sakhotah-lero'shiy-veyvom-nasheq
KJV: Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
AKJV: Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
ASV: Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked;
YLT: Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:8
Psalms 140:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Psalms 140:8
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 140:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:9
Hebrew
אַל־תִּתֵּן יְהוָה מַאֲוַיֵּי רָשָׁע זְמָמוֹ אַל־תָּפֵק יָרוּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃'al-titen-yehvah-ma'avayey-rasha'-zemamvo-'al-tafeq-yarvmv-selah
KJV: As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
AKJV: As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
ASV: As for the head of those that compass me about,
YLT: The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:9
Psalms 140:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:9
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- Psalms 140:9
Exposition: Psalms 140:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:10
Hebrew
רֹאשׁ מְסִבָּי עֲמַל שְׂפָתֵימוֹ יכסומו יְכַסֵּֽמוֹ׃ro'sh-mesivay-'amal-shefateymvo-ykhsvmv-yekhasemvo
KJV: Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
AKJV: Let burning coals fall on them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
ASV: Let burning coals fall upon them:
YLT: They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits--they arise not.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:10
Psalms 140:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 140:10
Exposition: Psalms 140:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:11
Hebrew
ימיטו יִמּוֹטוּ עֲלֵיהֶם גֶּֽחָלִים בָּאֵשׁ יַפִּלֵם בְּמַהֲמֹרוֹת בַּֽל־יָקֽוּמוּ׃ymytv-yimvotv-'aleyhem-gechaliym-va'esh-yafilem-vemahamorvot-val-yaqvmv
KJV: Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
AKJV: Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
ASV: An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth:
YLT: A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence--evil hunteth to overflowing.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:11Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:11
Psalms 140:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:11
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- Psalms 140:11
Exposition: Psalms 140:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:12
Hebrew
אִישׁ לָשׁוֹן בַּל־יִכּוֹן בָּאָרֶץ אִישׁ־חָמָס רָע יְצוּדֶנּוּ לְמַדְחֵפֹֽת׃'iysh-lashvon-val-yikhvon-va'aretz-'iysh-chamas-ra'-yetzvdenv-lemadechefot
KJV: I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
AKJV: I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
ASV: I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
YLT: I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 140:12
Psalms 140:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 140:12
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- Psalms 140:12
Exposition: Psalms 140:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 140:13
Hebrew
ידעת יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה דִּין עָנִי מִשְׁפַּט אֶבְיֹנִֽים׃yd't-yada'etiy-khiy-ya'asheh-yehvah-diyn-'aniy-mishefat-'eveyoniym
KJV: Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
AKJV: Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.
ASV: Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name:
YLT: Only--the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 140:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 140:13
Psalms 140:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 140:13
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- Psalms 140:13
Exposition: Psalms 140:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 140:1
- Psalms 140:2
- Psalms 140:3
- Psalms 140:4
- Psalms 140:5
- Psalms 140:6
- Psalms 140:7
- Psalms 140:8
- Psalms 140:9
- Psalms 140:10
- Psalms 140:11
- Psalms 140:12
- Psalms 140:13
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Selah
- Lord
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Psalms 140:1
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