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Verse Psalms 140:11. _LET NOT AN EVIL SPEAKER BE ESTABLISHED_] איש
לשון _ish_ _lashon_, "a man of tongue." There is much force in the
rendering of this clause in the _Chaldee_ גבר דמשתעי לישן
תליתי g...
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LET NOT AN EVIL SPEAKER - literally, “A man of tongue.” That is, a
man whom the tongue rules; a man of an unbridled tongue; a man who
does not control his tongue. See the notes at James 3:2.
BE ESTABL...
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PSALM 140-142
These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series,
142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when
David was in the cave. In these Psalms the distr...
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CXL. THE PRAYER OF A MAN HARD BESET BY TREACHEROUS FOES. It seems
clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign
assailants. Slander and violence are their weapons, and the war...
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EVIL SPEAKER. Hebrew. man of tongue; not "a man of lips" (= talkative.
Job 11:2), but with an evil motive. a slanderer. Compare Psalms 140:3.
EVIL SHALL HUNT. Let evil hunt....
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May retribution overtake my enemies!...
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A slanderer shall not be established in the land] Cp. Psalms 101:5.
_to overthrow_him] Again the idea is that of the evil which he devises
for others relentlessly pursuing him, lit. _with thrust upon...
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LET NOT AN EVIL SPEAKER— Or, _A sycophant shall not. A man of
tongue,_ according to the original; which signifies with the Hebrews a
_detractor,_ or sycophant; one who gives his tongue the liberty to...
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PSALMS 140
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Deliverance from Slanderous and Violent Enemies Implored and Expected.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 140:1-3, Rescue from Violent Slanderers Besought.
Stanza II., Psalms 1...
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Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt
the violent man to overthrow him.
LET NOT AN EVIL SPEAKER BE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARTH (CF. , AND
CONTRAST 102:28): EVIL SHALL HU...
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140:11 earth. (b-12) _ Erets_ , 'land.' see 1 Samuel 2:8 ....
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A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to
David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and
adaptations of, earlier Pss....
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LET NOT, ETC.] better, 'a slander shall not.'...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
POISON!
PSALMS 140
Jesus said, "Children of *vipers, how can you say anything that is
good? You are *evil people" ...
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AN EVIL SPEAKER. — Literally, as in LXX. and Vulg., _a man of
tongue;_ (Comp. Sir. 8:3; Job 11:2.) margin,” man of lips.” It is
hardly possible to resist the suggestion that some particular person,
no...
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_[Psalms 140:12]_ אִ֥ישׁ לָשֹׁון֮ בַּל
־יִכֹּ֪ון בָּ֫...
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Psalms 140:1
IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier
books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its originality
lies principally in its use of peculiar words, and...
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CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S PROTECTION
Psalms 140:1-13
Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander
and hatred; at his feet stratagems and traps. There is no help save in
Him who al...
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The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of
Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His
people's praise, Jehovah the God of mercy, Jehovah the God of...
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Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall (i)
hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
(i) God's plagues will light on him in such sort, that he will not
escape....
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This is a blessed appeal to the Lord! Where shall an exercised soul go
in his affliction, but to a throne of grace? And how sure shall be the
Lord's condemnation of the ungodly, when the cry of the su...
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11._The man of tongue_, (232) _etc_. Some understand by this the
_loquacious man_, but the sense is too restricted; nor is the
reference to a reproachful, garrulous, vain and boastful man, but the
man...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144.
The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in
detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and
not...
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LET NOT AN EVIL SPEAKER BE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARTH,.... One that sets
his mouth against the heavens, and speaks evil of God; of his being,
perfections, purposes, and providences: whose tongue walks t...
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_Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt
the violent man to overthrow [him]._
Ver. 11. _Let not an evil speaker_] Heb. a man of tongue, whereof
Geraldus reckoneth up twen...
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_As for the head of those_, &c. Bishop Hare connects this clause with
the preceding, and translates the passage thus; _Let not those that
beset me lift up the head. Let the mischief of their own lips...
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Let not an evil speaker, literally, "a man of tongue," one who
steadily engages in slander, BE ESTABLISHED IN THE EARTH, be tolerated
anywhere; EVIL SHALL HUNT THE VIOLENT MAN, who engages in such vic...
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PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM MALICIOUS ENEMIES.
To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of
David, in which he presents to the Lord the usual complaint, adding to
this a ferve...
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8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the
wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring
mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengea...
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AN EVIL SPEAKER; such as slander me and other innocent persons, to
exasperate princes against us. EVIL; either the evil of punishment;
or, which comes to the same thing, the evil of sin, their own
wic...
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Psalms 140:11 slanderer H376 H3956 established H3559 (H8735) earth
H776 evil H7451 hunt H6679 (H8799) violent...
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To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was
written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while
all manner of falsehoods were being spoken against him. He there...
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CONTENTS: The malice of enemies and prayer for preservation.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Those are safe whom God preserves. In Him believers may
count upon security against all real enemies....
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This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution.
The title, _a psalm of David,_ is undisputed.
Psalms 140:1. _From the evil man,_ Doëg the Edomite: _from the
violent man,_ Saul, w...
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_Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man._
GOD PRESERVES HIS SERVANT
To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him
prisoner, and kept him out of the strife in the castle of Wartbur...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:1. This lament comes from those
threatened by ungodly people who intend to do him serious harm. This
psalm, in praying for protection and expressing trust, also prays fo...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 140:9 These verses pray that the evil schemes
would happen to those who plot them. The success of such people would
defile the LAND....
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at
once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongues.
The general strain of the Psalm is like that of...
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EXPOSITION
MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened
by violent and malignant enemies (Psalms 140:1), against whom he prays
to God for aid (Psalms 140:1, Psalms 140:4,
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Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David.
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. T...
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Isaiah 3:11; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:21; Proverbs 17:20;...