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Selected Verse: Psalms 26:10 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 26:10 |
King James |
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Their whole conduct is that of violence and fraud. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
In whose hands is mischief - The word here rendered "mischief," means properly "purpose, counsel, plan;" then, an evil purpose, "mischief, wickedness, crime." The idea is, either that they intended to do mischief, and that they employed their hands to accomplish it, or that the fruit or result of their wicked plans was in their hands; that is, they had in their possession what they had secured by robbery, or plunder, or dishonesty.
And their right hand is full of bribes - Margin: "filled with." The word here rendered "bribes" means properly "a gift," or "present;" and then, a gift offered to a judge to procure an unjust sentence, Kg2 16:8; Pro 6:35; Exo 23:8; Deu 10:17. The general meaning is that he did not desire to be associated either with men who openly committed crime, or with those who could be corrupted in the administration of justice. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Their right hand is full of bribes - He speaks of persons in office, who took bribes to pervert judgment and justice. |
17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.