Psalms 58:7

Let them melt away as water that runs with haste. When he aims his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

8as a snail which melts and passes away, [as] the untimely birth of a woman, that has not seen the sun.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed, the mighty men of Moab. Trembling takes hold upon them. All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men. And they chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and smote them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.

Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them. With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.

Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands shall be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:7-11

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 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. 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall… Read the whole commentary →

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