Psalms 5:10

⁸ Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

⁹ For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.

¹¹ But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

¹² For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
KJV: Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
WEB: Hold them guilty, God. Let them fall by their own counsels. Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against you.
ASV: Hold them guilty, O God; Let them fall by their own counsels; Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against thee.
DARBY: Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.
BLB: Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices; in the abundance of their transgressions drive them away, for they have rebelled against You.

ÅB: Døm dem skyldige, Gud!
La dem falle for sine egne råd,
styrt dem ned på grunn av deres mange misgjerninger!
For de er gjenstridige mot deg.
OTB: Hold dem ansvarlige, Gud;
La dem falle ved sine egne planer!
I mengden av deres overtredelser, driv dem ut,
For de har gjort opprør mot Deg.
B1930: Døm dem skyldige, Gud! La dem falle for sine råds skyld, styrt dem ned for deres mange misgjerninger! For de er gjenstridige mot dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
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2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
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Psalms 140:9–10
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
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1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
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Psalms 31:18
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
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Psalms 71:13
May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
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2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
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