Psalms 59:7 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?

KJV

Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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Commentary

3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

Behold they belch out with their mouth. The noisy creatures are so remarkable in their way, that attention is called to them with a behold. Ecce homines, might we not say, Ecce canes! Their malicious speech gushes from them as from a bubbling fountain. The wicked are voluble in slander; their vocabulary of abuse is copious, and as detestable as it is abundant. What torrents of wrathful imprecation will they pour on the godly! They need no prompters, their feelings force for themselves their own vent, and fashion their own expressions. Swords are in their lips. They speak daggers.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Swords are in their lips; that is, reproaches that would my heart with grief ( Ps. xlii. 10 ), and slanders that stab and wound my reputation. They were continually suggesting that which drew and whetted Saul's sword against him, and the fault is laid upon the false accusers.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, It is not strange if those regard not what they say who have made themselves believe the God regards not what they say. He refers himself and his cause to the just judgment of God,

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֤ה׀	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן	ya.Bi.'Un	they pour forth !	H5042 →
בְּפִיהֶ֗ם	be.fi.Hem	with mouth their	H6310 →
חֲ֭רָבוֹת	Cha.ra.Vot	swords	H2719 →
בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם	be.sif.to.tei.Hem	[are] on lips their	H8193 →
כִּי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
מִ֥י	mi	who?	H4310 →
שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃	sho.Me.a'	[is] hearing	H8085 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
leads to
- Psalms 57:4
  My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Proverbs 5:3–4
  Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
- Proverbs 26:28
  A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
- Psalms 28:3
  Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.
Through
Psalms 10:11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
leads to
- Psalms 94:7
  They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
leads to
- Proverbs 12:23
  A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 15:28
  The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
Through
Psalms 57:4
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
leads to
- Psalms 58:6
  O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

About Psalms

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms