Psalms 64:8
So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
In Context
7But God will shoot at them. With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
Job 15:6Thine own mouth condemns thee, and not I. Yes, thine own lips testify against thee.
Psalms 22:7All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, [saying],
Psalms 52:6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying],
Psalms 140:9As for the head of those who encompass me around, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Proverbs 12:13A wicked man is snared by the transgression of [his] lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 64:8-10
God's Judgments on Persecutors. 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord , and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. We may observe here, I. The judgments of God which should certainly come upon these malicious… Read the whole commentary →