Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Psalms 40:14 May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.... Read verse in New ...

David here refers to some past experience in which God rescued him from what appeared to be certain death.

It reflects the psalmist's trust in God's justice and his confidence that God will ultimately vindicate him.

Let them be ashamed and brought to mutual confusion Who seek to destroy my life; Let them be driven backward and brought to dishonor Who wish me evil.

The psalmist's prayer for the defeat of his enemies is based on the conviction that, in opposing him, his enemies are showing their hostility toward Yahweh ...

Psalms 40:14. Let them be ashamed and confounded together. As they will be at the last day, when they shall see him whom they have pierced come in the ...

New International Version May all who want to take my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.

In singing this psalm, we mix faith with the prophecy of Christ, and join in sincerity with the praises and prayers here offered up, we make melody with our ...