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Psalms 58:6

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

7 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.

8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
KJV
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
WEB
Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.
ASV
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
DARBY
O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
BLB
O God, may You break their teeth in their mouths; tear out the great teeth of the young lions, O YHWH!
ÅB
Gud, slå deres tenner inn i deres munn, knus de unge løvers kinntenner, Herre!
OTB
Gud, bryt tennene i deres munn;
Fjern hjørnetennene til de unge løvene, Herre.
B1930
Gud, slå deres tenner inn i deres munn, knus de unge løvers kinntenner, Herre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 3:7

    Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

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  • Hosea 5:14

    For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

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  • Psalms 10:15

    Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

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  • Job 29:17

    And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.

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  • Job 4:10–11

    The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

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  • Psalms 17:12

    Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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  • Micah 5:8

    And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

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  • Numbers 23:24

    Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

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