Psalm 58:7
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New International Version (©1984)
Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.

New Living Translation (©2007)
May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Let them disappear like water that drains away. When they aim their bows, let their arrows miss the target.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

American Standard Version
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Bible in Basic English
Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.

Darby Bible Translation
Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:

English Revised Version
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

Young's Literal Translation
They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

Geneva Study Bible

Let them {f} melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

(f) Considering God's divine power, he shows that God in a moment can destroy their force of which they brag.

Wesley's Notes

58:7 Melt away - As waters arising from melted snow, which at first run with great force, but are suddenly gone.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

7. which run continually-literally, "they shall go to themselves," utterly depart, as rapid mountain torrents.

he bendeth . his arrows-prepares it. The term for preparing a bow applied to arrows (Ps 64:3).

let them . pieces-literally, "as if they cut themselves off"-that is, become blunted and of no avail.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

58:6-11 David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be disabled to do further mischief. We may, in faith, pray against the designs of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger? The victories of the Just One, in his own person and that of his servants, over the enemies of man's salvation, produce a joy which springs not from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and truth, shown in the redemption of the elect, the punishment of the ungodly, and the fulfilment of the promises. Whoever duly considers these things, will diligently seek the reward of righteousness, and adore the Providence which orders all thing aright in heaven and in earth.


Joshua 2:11 "When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
Joshua 7:5 The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of their men, and pursued them from the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them down on the descent, so the hearts of the people melted and became as water.
Psalm 64:3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
Psalm 112:10 The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
Isaiah 13:7 Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man's heart will melt.
Ezekiel 21:7 "And when they say to you, 'Why do you groan?' you shall say, 'Because of the news that is coming; and every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,' declares the Lord GOD." (NASB ©1995)

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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.

Ps 22:14 64:7,8 112:10 Ex 15:15 Jos 2:9-11 7:5 2Sa 17:10 Isa 13:7

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