Psalms 140:10

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

Key Reflection

This verse prays that the deceit and malice spoken by enemies will turn back on themselves, covering them as a just retribution. It reflects the theme of divine justice where evil intentions meet their own consequences.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let burning coals fall upon them -Let them be punished, “as if” burning coals were poured upon them. SeePsalms 11:6, note;Psalms 18:12-13, notes;Psalms 120:4, note. Let them be cast into the fire -Punished as if they were cast into the fire and consumed. Into deep pits, that they rise not up again -That they may utterly perish. This was one mode of punishing, by casting a man into a deep pit from which he could not escape, and leaving him to die,Genesis 37:20,Genesis 37:24;Psalms 9:15;Psalms 35:7;Jeremiah 41:7.

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