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Psalms 58:6
6O God, break their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Psalms 58:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
- English Standard Version (ESV)O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
Context of Psalms 58:6
4Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear, 5So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers, Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells. O God, break their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord. 7Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts. 8Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along, Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:6 word by word
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 58:6
- Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.
- Job 4:10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 29:17And I smashed the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
- Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound up to heal or wrapped with a bandage, so that it may be strong to hold and wield the sword.
- Psalms 17:12He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey], And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
- Psalms 91:13You will tread upon the lion and cobra; The young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.
- Numbers 23:24Behold, a people rises up like a lioness And lifts itself up like a lion; He will not lie down until he devours the prey And drinks the blood of the slain.”
- Isaiah 31:4For so the Lord says to me, “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise, So the Lord of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
- Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing]; I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.
- Micah 5:8The remnant of Jacob Shall be among the nations, In the midst of many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion [suddenly appearing] among the flocks of sheep Which, if he passes through, Tramples down and tears into pieces [the nations in judgment], And there is no one to rescue.
Commentaries on Psalms 58:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Break their teeth - He still compares Saul, his captains, and his courtiers, to lions; and as a lion's power of doing mischief is greatly lessened if all his teeth be broken, so he prays that God may take away their power and means of pursuing their bloody purpose. But he may probably have the serpents in view of which he speaks in the preceding verse; break their teeth - destroy the fangs of these serpents, in which their poison is contained. This will…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth - The word here rendered “break” means properly “to tear out.” The allusion is to his enemies, represented as wild beasts; and the prayer is, that God would deprive them of the means of doing harm - as wild animals are rendered harmless when their teeth are broken out. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord - The word used here means properly “biters” or “grinders:” Job 29:17; Proverbs 30:14; Joel…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be disabled to do further mischief. We may, in faith, pray against the designs of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger? The victories of the Just One, in his own person and that of his servants, over the enemies of man's salvation, produce a joy which springs not from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The psalmist calls on God to break the destructive power of the wicked.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He prays for their destruction, under the figure of ravenous beasts (Psa 3:7; 7:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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