Psalms 58:7

They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

6And thou, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, 1 Draw nigh to visit all the heathen; 1 Pity not any that work iniquity. Pause. 1

8Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, 1 And a sword is in their lips; for who, say they, has heard? 1

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then the princes of Edom, 1 And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; 1 Trembling took hold upon them, 1 All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. 1

Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.

Job 4:10The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, 1 And the exulting cry of serpents are quenched. 1

Psalms 64:7Who dost establish the mountains in thy strength, 1 Being girded about with power; 1

Isaiah 13:7Therefore every hand shall become powerless, and every soul of man shall be dismayed.

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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