New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 59:7
7Behold, they 1gush forth with their mouths; 2Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “3Who hears?”
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
5You, Lord God of armies, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be gracious to any who deal treacherously in wrongdoing. Selah 6They return at evening, they howl like a dog, And prowl around the city. Behold, they gush forth with their mouths; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?” 8But You, Lord, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations. 9Because of his strength I will watch for You, For God is my refuge.
Read all of Psalms 59Psalms 59:7 word by word
הִנֵּ֤ה׀ יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן בְּפִיהֶ֗ם חֲ֭רָבוֹת בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי־מִ֥י שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 59:7
- Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.
- Matthew 12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, express any good things? For the mouth speaks from that which fills the heart.
- Psalms 55:21His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who devour, Among sons of mankind whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue is a sharp sword.
- Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
- Psalms 109:2For they have opened a wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
- Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
- Psalms 73:11They say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
- Psalms 94:7They have said, “The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”
- Job 22:12“Is God not in the height of heaven? Look also at the highest stars, how high they are!
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord chose, He has rejected them’? So they despise My people as no longer being a nation in their sight.
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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