Psalms 57:4
My soul is among lions. I lay among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, thy glory above all the earth.
Cross References
Job 41:14Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
Psalms 17:12He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Psalms 35:17LORD, how long will thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Psalms 52:2Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms 64:3who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:2-7
Prayer in Affliction. 1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose… Read the whole commentary →