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Psalm 140:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 140:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Those who surround me lift up their heads;[a]
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!(A)
10 Let burning coals fall on them!
Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!(B)
11 Do not let the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil speedily hunt down the violent!(C)
Footnotes
- 140.9 Cn: Heb those who surround me are uplifted in head
Psalm 140:9-11
New International Version
Psalm 140:9-11
New International Version
Psalm 140:9-11
King James Version
Psalm 140:9-11
King James Version
9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
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