Psalms 58:7

Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:

Darby Translation

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

6O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

8Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; [like] the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty-six men; and they pursued them from before the gate to Shebarim, and smote them on the descent. Then the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.

Job 4:10The roar 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 become like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Psalms 64:7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

Isaiah 13:7Therefore shall all hands 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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