God’s Word Translation
Psalms 64:8
8They will trip over their own tongues. Everyone who sees them will shake his head.
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 for the perfect crime and say, “We have perfected a foolproof scheme!” Human nature and the human heart are a mystery! 7But God will shoot them with an arrow. Suddenly, they will be struck dead. They will trip over their own tongues. Everyone who sees them will shake his head. 9Everyone will be afraid and conclude, “This is an act of God!” They will learn from what he has done. 10Righteous people will find joy in the Lord and take refuge in him. Everyone whose motives are decent will be able to brag.
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:8 word by word
וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 64:8
- Psalms 59:12⌞because of⌟ the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips. Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies.
- Psalms 140:9Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
- Job 15:6Your ⌞own⌟ mouth condemns you, not I. Your lips testify against you.
- Proverbs 12:13An evil person is trapped by his own sinful talk, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his ruin. His lips are a trap to his soul.
- Matthew 21:41They answered, “He will destroy those evil people. Then he will lease the vineyard to other workers who will give him his share of the produce when it is ready.”
- Luke 19:22“The king said to him, ‘I’ll judge you by what you’ve said, you evil servant! You knew that I was a tough person to get along with. You knew that I take what isn’t mine and harvest grain I haven’t planted.
- Psalms 31:11I have become a disgrace because of all my opponents. I have become someone dreaded by my friends, even by my neighbors. Those who see me on the street run away from me.
- Psalms 52:6Righteous people will see ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say,
- Numbers 16:34All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too.
- 1 Samuel 31:3The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was badly wounded by them.
- Nahum 3:7Everyone who sees you will run from you, saying, ‘Nineveh has been violently destroyed! Who will feel sorry for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”
- Revelation 18:4I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of Babylon, my people, so that you do not participate in her sins and suffer from any 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
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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
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