Psalms 58:6
Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
In Context
5Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
Cross References
Job 29:17And I broke the teeth of the wicked, And plucked the spoil from his jaws.
Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For thou smitest the cheek of all my enemies; Thou breakest the teeth of the wicked.
Psalms 17:12They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.
Ecclesiastes 10:11If a serpent bite before he is charmed, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Jeremiah 8:17Behold I send against you serpents, Basilisks, which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:2-6
A Reproof to Wicked Judges. 1 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. We have reason to think that this… Read the whole commentary →