New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 58:7
7Let them 1flow away like water that runs off; When he 23aims his arrows, let them be as 4headless shafts.
Psalms 58:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
- New International Version (NIV)Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them flow away as waters which run continually; When he bends his bow, Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.
Context of Psalms 58:7
5So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells. 6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord. Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts. 8Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun. 9Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:7 word by word
יִמָּאֲס֣וּ כְמוֹ־מַ֭יִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ־לָ֑מוֹ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ חִ֝צָּ֗יו כְּמ֣וֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 58:7
- Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
- Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
- Psalms 112:10The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
- Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them; All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.
- Joshua 2:9and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.
- Joshua 7:5The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
- 2 Samuel 17:10And even the one who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will completely lose heart; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man and those who are with him are valiant men.
- Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man’s heart will melt.
Commentaries on Psalms 58:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Let them melt away as waters - Let them be minished away like the waters which sometimes run in the desert, but are soon evaporated by the sun, or absorbed by the sand. When he bendeth his bow - When my adversaries aim their envenomed shafts against me, let their arrows not only fall short of the mark, but he broken to pieces in the flight. Some apply this to God. When he bends his bow against them, they shall all be exterminated.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Let them melt away as waters which run continually - Let them vanish or disappear as waters that flow off, or floods that run by, and are no more seen. “Perhaps” the allusion here may be to the waters of a torrent that is swollen, which flow off and are lost in the sand, so that they wholly disappear. See the notes at Job 6:15-19. The prayer is, that his enemies might perish or be cut off, and that he might thus be saved from them. When he bendeth his bow…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be disabled to do further mischief. We may, in faith, pray against the designs of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger? The victories of the Just One, in his own person and that of his servants, over the enemies of man's salvation, produce a joy which springs not from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11The administration of justice is a mark of good government. God expects nothing less from his people. The psalmist condemns Israel’s leaders for abusing their power, and he calls on the Lord to rain down his curses upon the wicked. The demonstration of divine justice will reassure the godly that God is just.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. which run continually--literally, "they shall go to themselves," utterly depart, as rapid mountain torrents. he bendeth ... his arrows--prepares it. The term for preparing a bow applied to arrows (Psa 64:3). let them ... pieces--literally, "as if they cut themselves off"--that is, become blunted and of no avail.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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