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Psalms 59:7
7They shout evil things, and their words hurt like swords. They think, ‘Nobody can hear what we say!’
Psalms 59:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- New International Version (NIV)See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for "Who," they think, "will hear us?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords are in their lips; For they say, “Who hears?”
Context of Psalms 59:7
5For you are the Lord God Almighty, the God that Israel serves. Get up and punish all the foreign nations. Do not forgive any wicked people who have turned against us. Selah. 6Those bad people come back to the city every evening. They go from place to place, and they cry out like dogs. They shout evil things, and their words hurt like swords. They think, ‘Nobody can hear what we say!’ 8But Lord, you laugh at them. You laugh at all the foreign nations. 9I will wait for you to help me, because you are the one who gives me strength. You, God, are the strong place where I will be safe.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:7 word by word
הִנֵּ֤ה׀ יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן בְּפִיהֶ֗ם חֲ֭רָבוֹת בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי־מִ֥י שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 59:7
- Proverbs 15:2When wise people speak, they show that knowledge is good. But when fools speak, they only say foolish things.
- Matthew 12:34You are like the children of dangerous snakes. You cannot say good things when your thoughts are bad. When you speak, your words show what is in your mind.
- Psalms 55:21He speaks a message of peace, but he is really thinking about war. His words are easy to listen to, but they hurt like sharp knives.
- Psalms 57:4My enemies are all round me, like hungry lions! I must lie down among wild animals, that want to eat me! They are men who use spears and arrows to bite like teeth. They use their tongues to hurt people, like sharp swords.
- Psalms 64:3Their tongues are like sharp swords that hurt people. Their cruel words are like arrows that they shoot at people.
- Psalms 109:2Wicked people are saying bad things against me. They are telling lies about me.
- Proverbs 12:18If you speak in a careless way, you may hurt other people. But when wise people speak, it makes people feel well.
- Psalms 10:11The wicked person says to himself, ‘God will give me no trouble! He does not even see what I do.’
- Psalms 73:11They say, ‘Does God really know what we do? Does the Most High God know everything?’
- Psalms 94:7They say, ‘The Lord does not see us. Israel's God does not see what we are doing.’
- Job 22:12God lives high above us in heaven. Look up at the stars and see how high they are!
- Jeremiah 33:24‘Some people are saying, “The Lord chose the two nations of Israel and Judah to be his special people. But now he has turned away from them.” You have heard people say those things. They do not think that my people will ever be a nation again.
Commentaries on Psalms 59:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7They belch out with their mouth - They use the lowest insult, the basest abuse. They deal in sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Behold, they belch out with their mouth - The word rendered “belch out” means properly to boil forth; to gush out, to flow; and then, to pour forth copiously, or in a running stream, as a fountain does. Hence, the word means also to pour out “words” - words that flow freely - words of folly, abuse, or reproach. Proverbs 15:2, “the mouth of fools poureth out (Margin, belcheth or babbleth) foolishness.” Proverbs 15:28, “the mouth of the wicked poureth out…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The wicked threaten like aggressive dogs, but the Lord shows that he does not fear them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. They are as ravening dogs seeking prey, and as such, belch out--that is, slanders, their impudent barkings.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 59
- 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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