Psalms 140:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 140:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 140:9 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 140:9 — KJV
“As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.”
— Psalms 140:9 (KJV)
Psalms 140:9 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 140:9
“For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. falleth: Heb. forsaketh”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:9: head, compass, about
“And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:9: head, let, cover
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:9: let, own, cover
“As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: head: Heb. iron helve: Heb. wood lighteth...: Heb. findeth”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:9: head, those, own
“And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 140:9: head, let, own
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