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Psalms 58:6
6Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!
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.
- 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!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!
Context of Psalms 58:6
4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears, 5that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be. Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions! 7Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short. 8May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:6 word by word
אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 58:6
- Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.
- Job 4:10The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken.
- Job 29:17I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth.
- Ezekiel 30:21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword.
- Psalms 17:12They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
- Psalms 91:13You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
- Numbers 23:24The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion that does not rest till it devours its prey and drinks the blood of its victims.”
- Isaiah 31:4This is what the Lord says to me: “As a lion growls, a great lion over its prey— and though a whole band of shepherds is called together against it, it is not frightened by their shouts or disturbed by their clamor— so the Lord Almighty will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.
- Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
- Micah 5:8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one 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
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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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