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 devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep. 7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded; By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away. 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work. 10The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust 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

Cross-references for Psalms 64:8

• Psalms 59:12[Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.
• Psalms 140:9[As for] the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
• Job 15:6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; and thy lips testify against thee.
• Proverbs 12:13In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare; but a righteous [man] shall go forth out of trouble.
• Proverbs 18:7A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
• Matthew 21:41They say to him, He will miserably destroy those evil [men], and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
• Luke 19:22He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.
• Psalms 31:11More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.
• Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]
• Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!
• 1 Samuel 31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
• Nahum 3:7And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that see thee shall flee from thee, and shall say, Nineveh is laid waste! Who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
• Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice out of the heaven saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye have not fellowship in her sins, and that ye do not receive 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