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.
KJV
Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva ; erraverunt ab utero : locuti sunt falsa.
Vulgate
ἀπηλλοτριώθησαν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ μήτρας, ἐπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ γαστρός, ἐλάλησαν ψεύδη.
LXX
My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
ASV
יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם וְֽ/יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗/נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣/י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥/וֹ וַ/אֲמִתּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. This fisherman then, whose business was about lakes, and nets, and fish; this native of Bethsaida of Galilee; this son of a poor fisherman, yes, and poor to the last degree; this man ignorant, and to the last degree of ignorance too, who never learned letters either before or after he accompanied Christ; let us see what he utters, and on what matters he converses with us. Is…
Cross-references
- Dan 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
- Gen 31:1 — And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father’s; and of that which was our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
- Jas 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- Jer 9:8 — Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
- Jer 18:18 — Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him wit
- Job 4:10 — The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
- Job 5:21 — Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
- John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- Luke 23:5 — And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
- Luke 23:23 — And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
- Num 17:10 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.
- Prov 5:4 — But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
- Prov 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- Prov 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
- Prov 16:27 — An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
- Prov 25:18 — A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- Prov 30:14 — There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- Prov 30:14 — There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- Ps 4:2 — O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
- Ps 25:19 — Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
- Ps 35:17 — Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
- Ps 35:17 — Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
- Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Ps 55:21 — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
- Ps 55:21 — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
- Ps 58:6 — Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
- Ps 59:7 — Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- Ps 64:3 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
- Ps 64:3 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
- Ps 120:6 — My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
- Ps 140:3 — They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
- Rom 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: