Psalms 71:10

71:9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observe

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For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

For my enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

71:11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

What does Psalms 71:10 mean?

Psalms 71:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb), אָמַר (ʼâmar), שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

For

mine

enemiesאֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

speakאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

against

me;

and

they

that

lay

waitשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

for

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

take

counselיָעַץyâʻats/yaw-ats'/H3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve

together,יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

lay:

Heb.

watch,

or,

observe

Topics

Malice

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 71:10.

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Nehemiah 6:7

And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 71:10 say?

Psalms 71:10 (King James Version) reads: "For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, lay: Heb. watch, or, observe"

Is Psalms 71:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 71:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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