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Psalms 58:5
5so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer or of anyone trained to cast spells.
Psalms 58:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
- New International Version (NIV)that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully.
Context of Psalms 58:5
3⌞Even⌟ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⌞to God⌟. From their birth liars go astray. 4They have poisonous venom like snakes. They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer or of anyone trained to cast spells. 6O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths. Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord. 7Let them disappear like water that drains away. When they aim their bows, let their arrows miss the target.
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:5 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יִ֭שְׁמַע לְק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 58:5
Commentaries on Psalms 58:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers - The old Psalter translates and paraphrases these two verses curiously: - Vulg. Furor illis secundum similitudinem serpentis; sicut aspidis surdae et obturantis aures suas: Quae non exaudiet vocem incantantium et venefici in cantantis sapienter. Trans. Wodes (madness) til thaim aftir the liking of the neddir, as of the snake doumb and stoppand her eres. Paraph. Right calles he tham wod, (mad), for that hafe…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers - The word rendered “charmers” - לחשׁ lachash - means properly “whisperers, mutterers,” and it refers here to those who made use of spells or incantations - sorcerers or magicians. See the notes at Isaiah 8:19. These incantations were accompanied usually with a low, muttering sound, or with a gentle whisper, as if for the purpose of calming and controlling the object of the incantation. Such charmers of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The administrators of justice were furthering their own interests rather than those of the needy. The absence of justice gradually resulted in a violent society.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. describe the wicked generally, who sin naturally, easily, malignantly, and stubbornly.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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