Psalms 64:8

Psalms 64:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
• New International Version (NIV)He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

Context of Psalms 64:8

6They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep. 7But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head. 9And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing. 10The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalms 64:8 word by word

וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961

Cross-references for Psalms 64:8

• Psalms 59:12Forthe sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
• Psalms 140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
• Job 15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
• Proverbs 12:13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
• Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
• Matthew 21:41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
• Luke 19:22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
• Psalms 31:11Because of all mine adversaries I am become a reproach, Yea, unto my neighbors exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintance: They that did see me without fled from me.
• Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
• Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
• 1 Samuel 31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
• Nahum 3:7And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
• Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:

Commentaries on Psalms 64:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Their own tongue to fall upon them-selves - All the plottings, counsels, and curses, they have formed against me, shall come upon themselves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves - In Psalm 64:3, their tongue is represented as a sword; and here, keeping up the figure, the tongue, as a sword, is represented as falling on them, or as inflicting the wound on themselves which they had intended to inflict on others. This might be rendered, “And they have cast him down; upon them is their own tongue;” or, “Upon them their own tongue has come.” That is, someone would cast them…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 When God brings upon men the mischiefs they have desired on others, it is weight enough to sink a man to the lowest hell. Those who love cursing, it shall come upon them. Those who behold this shall understand, and observe God's hand in all; unless we do so, we are not likely to profit by the dispensations of Providence. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord; not glad of the misery and ruin of their fellow-creatures, but glad that God is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10God acts righteously. God stops wickedness and gives the wicked what they intended for others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. their ... tongue to fall, &c.--that is, the consequences of their slanders, &c. (compare Psa 10:2; 31:16). all that see ... away--Their partners in evil shall be terrified.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 64:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Attend
• Psalms
• Regard
• Fall
• Gesture
• Head
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 64

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings