Psalms 58:11
Slay them not, lest they forget your + 58:11 some read λαοῦ 'people'. law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
10As for my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me vengeance on my enemies. 1
12For the sin of their mouth, and the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride. 1
Cross References
Psalms 9:8And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness. 1
Psalms 67:4Sing to God, sing praises to his name: make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) and exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him, 1
Psalms 73:13You did establish the sea, in your might, you did break to pieces the heads of the + 73:13 Or, serpents. dragons in the water. 1
Psalms 94:2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise to him with psalms. 1
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 →