Psalms 58:7

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

American Standard 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 Jehovah.

8[Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

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Cross References

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

Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even unto 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 suddenly shall they be 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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