Psalms 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
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 hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.
Cross References
Numbers 23:24Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'
Job 29:17And I break the jaw-teeth of the perverse, And from his teeth I cast away prey.
Psalms 3:7Rise, O Jehovah! save me, my God. Because Thou hast smitten All mine enemies [on] the cheek. The teeth of the wicked Thou hast broken.
Psalms 17:12His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
Ecclesiastes 10:11If the serpent biteth without enchantment, Then there is no advantage to a master of the tongue.
Jeremiah 8:17For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of 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 →