Psalms 64:8
They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Majority Standard Bible
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 them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Cross References
Numbers 16:34At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”
Job 15:6Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
Psalms 22:7All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Psalms 52:6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Proverbs 12:13An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from 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 →