Psalms 58:6

Psalms 58:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
• English Standard Version (ESV)O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Break their teeth in their mouth, O God! Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

Context of Psalms 58:6

4They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear, 5So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells. God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, Lord. 7May they flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, may they be as headless shafts. 8May they be like a snail which goes along in slime, Like the miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.

Psalms 58:6 word by word

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shatterהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040
• their teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127
• in their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• Breakנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• the fangsמְתַלְּעוֹתmethalle‛âh · jawH4973
• of the youngכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• , Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 58:6

• Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord; save me, my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.
• Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
• Job 4:10The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken out.
• Job 29:17I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
• Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, so that it may be strong to wield the sword.
• Psalms 17:12He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in secret places.
• Psalms 91:13You will walk upon the lion and cobra, You will trample the young lion and the serpent.
• Numbers 23:24Behold, a people rises like a lioness, And like a lion it raises itself; It will not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of those slain.”
• Isaiah 31:4For this is what the Lord says to me: “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, Against which a band of shepherds is called out, And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise, So will the Lord of armies come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
• Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, yes I, will tear to pieces and go away, I will carry away, and there will be no one to rescue.
• Micah 5:8The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the animals of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, Tramples and tears, And there is no one who can rescue.

Commentaries on Psalms 58:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Break their teeth - He still compares Saul, his captains, and his courtiers, to lions; and as a lion's power of doing mischief is greatly lessened if all his teeth be broken, so he prays that God may take away their power and means of pursuing their bloody purpose. But he may probably have the serpents in view of which he speaks in the preceding verse; break their teeth - destroy the fangs of these serpents, in which their poison is contained. This will…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth - The word here rendered “break” means properly “to tear out.” The allusion is to his enemies, represented as wild beasts; and the prayer is, that God would deprive them of the means of doing harm - as wild animals are rendered harmless when their teeth are broken out. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord - The word used here means properly “biters” or “grinders:” Job 29:17; Proverbs 30:14; Joel…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. 6The psalmist calls on God to break the destructive power of the wicked.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He prays for their destruction, under the figure of ravenous beasts (Psa 3:7; 7:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 58:6

• Wicked (People)

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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