Psalm 40:14
“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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
Those seeking the speaker’s life are asked to be put to shame and turned back; the petition entrusts justice to God and does not authorize revenge, stalking, threats, or violence.
Mercy amid trouble and opposition
Verses 11–15 ask that mercy not be withheld as troubles and iniquities overwhelm the speaker, and they seek deliverance without authorizing private retaliation.
Read carefully
Those seeking the speaker’s life are asked to be put to shame and turned back; the petition entrusts justice to God and does not authorize revenge, stalking, threats, or violence.
Reflection
Those seeking the speaker’s life are asked to be put to shame and turned back; the petition entrusts justice to God and does not authorize revenge, stalking, threats, or violence.