Psalms 58:6
O God, break to pieces the teeth in their mouth, tear out the great teeth of the young lions, Lord.
Open English Bible (US)
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
5and refuses to listen to the voice of the charmer, or binder of spells, no matter how cunning.
7May they melt away like running water! Like tender grass, cut down may they be!
Cross References
Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord: save me, my God, who strikes all my foes on the cheek, and shatters the teeth of the wicked.
Psalms 17:12like a lion, longing to tear, like a young lion, lurking in secret.
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 →