Psalms 59:7
See, they belch out with their mouths; 1 swords are in their lips, 1 for they say, “Who hears us?” 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
In Context
6They return at evening, they howl like dogs 1 and go around the city. 1
8But you, Yahweh, laugh at them; 1 you hold all the nations in derision. 1
Cross References
Job 22:12Is not God in the heights of heaven? 1 Look at the height of the stars, how high they are! 1
Psalms 10:13Why does the wicked man reject God 1 and say in his heart, “You will not hold me accountable”? 1
Psalms 57:4My life is among lions; 1 I am among those who are ready to devour me. 1 I am among people whose teeth are spears and arrows, 1 and whose tongues are sharp swords. 1
Psalms 73:11They say, “How does God know? 1 Is there knowledge with the Most High?” 1
Psalms 94:7They say, “Yahweh will not see, 1 the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 1
Proverbs 12:18The words of one who speaks rashly are like the thrusts of a sword, 1 but the tongue of the wise brings healing. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 59:2-8
Prayer for Deliverance. 1 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord . 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. 5 Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked… Read the whole commentary →