Let burning coals fall upon them! Let them be cast into fire, into miry pits, no more to rise!
David names his enemies plainly: the evil man and the man of violence. He describes their methods with precision, sharpened tongues like serpents, poison like an asp, because understanding the nature of wickedness helps us to see why God's rescue is necessary and just.
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Commenting on Psalm 140:1-13
Let burning coals fall upon them. Then will they know that the scattering of the firebrands is not the sport they thought it to be. When hailstones and coals of fire descend upon them, how will they escape? Even the skies above the wicked are able to deal out vengeance upon them. Let them be cast into the fire.
Here is the believing foresight David had, I. Of the shame and confusion of persecutors. 1. Their disappointment. This he prays for (Psa 140:8), that their lusts might not be gratified, their lust of ambition, envy, and revenge: "Grant not, O Lord!
Commenting on Psalm 140:8-13