Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 64:8
8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
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 out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:8 word by word
וַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּ עָלֵ֣ימוֹ לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם יִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּ כָּל־רֹ֥אֵה בָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 64:8
- Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
- Psalms 140:9As for the head of those that surroundeth me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
- Job 15:6Thy own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thy own lips testify against thee.
- Proverbs 12:13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Matthew 21:41They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other vinedressers, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
- Luke 19:22And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
- Psalms 31:11I was a reproach among all my enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to my acquaintance: they that saw me without fled from me.
- Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
- Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were around them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also .
- 1 Samuel 31:3And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was grievously wounded by the archers.
- Nahum 3:7And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? Where shall I seek comforters for thee?
- Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not 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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