Psalms 59:7 · KJV
“Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords {are} in their lips: for who, {say they}, doth hear?”
— Psalms 59:7
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
Psalms 59 — Context
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
6They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords {are} in their lips: for who, {say they}, doth hear?
8But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
9{Because of} his strength will I wait upon thee: for God {is} my defence. {defence: Heb. high place}
Cross References
Psalms 57:4
My soul {is} among lions: {and} I lie {even among} them that are set on fire, {even} the sons of men, whose teeth {are} spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. {poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth}
Psalms 10:11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see {it}.
Psalms 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Psalms 94:7-9
Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard {it}.
Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise {is} health.
Psalms 10:13
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require {it}.
Psalms 64:3-5
Who whet their tongue like a sword, {and} bend {their bows to shoot} their arrows, {even} bitter words: