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their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/59.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There they are, bellowing with their mouths with swords in their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/59.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/59.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords <i>are</i> in their lips: for who, <i>say they</i>, doth hear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/59.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed, they belch with their mouth; Swords <i>are</i> in their lips; For <i>they say,</i> “Who hears?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/59.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they gush forth with their mouths; Swords are in their lips, For, <i>they say,</i> “Who hears?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/59.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, &#8220Who hears?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/59.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Behold, they belch forth with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, <i>they say,</i> “Who hears?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/59.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, they pour forth <i>speech</i> with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, <i>they say</i>, “Who hears?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/59.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Look how they belch out [insults] with their mouths; Swords [of sarcasm, ridicule, slander, and lies] are in their lips, For <i>they say,</i> “Who hears us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/59.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, they spew from their mouths — sharp words from their lips. “For who,” they say, “will hear? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/59.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips.&#8221 For who,&#8221 they say, &#8220will hear?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/59.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/59.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They curse, and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, "No one can hear us!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/59.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/59.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />See what pours out of their mouths- swords from their lips! [They think,] "Who will hear us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/59.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/59.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying "Who will hear us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/59.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See what they spew from their mouths?sharp words from their lips: ?For who can hear us??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/59.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/59.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/59.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/59.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/59.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouths, "" Swords [are] in their lips, for “Who hears?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/59.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, they belch out with their mouths, Swords are in their lips, for 'Who heareth?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/59.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/59.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/59.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 58:8>Behold, they will speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: “For who has heard us?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/59.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their mouths pour out insult; sharp words are on their lips. They say: “Who is there to hear?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/59.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There they are, bellowing with their mouths, with sharp words on their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/59.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouths; swords are in their lips; for who, say they, does care?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/59.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The speech of their mouths is a sword in their lips and they say, "Who hears?"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/59.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/59.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, <i>say they</i>, has heard?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/59-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6964" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/59.htm">Deliver Me From My Enemies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">See what</a> <a href="/hebrew/5042.htm" title="5042: yab·bî·‘ūn (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To flow, spring, bubble up. A primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter; specifically, to emit.">they spew</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: bə·p̄î·hem (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">from their mouths—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">sharp words</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: bə·śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">from their lips:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">can hear us?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-31.htm">Proverbs 10:31-32</a></span><br />The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out. / The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-13.htm">Proverbs 12:13</a></span><br />An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Proverbs 15:2</a></span><br />The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-6.htm">Proverbs 18:6-7</a></span><br />A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. / A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28</a></span><br />A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalm 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2-4</a></span><br />They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. / May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. / They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3-4</a></span><br />who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, / ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a></span><br />They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-3.htm">Isaiah 59:3</a></span><br />For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-3.htm">Jeremiah 9:3-8</a></span><br />“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34-37</a></span><br />You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. / But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-19</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Luke 6:45</a></span><br />The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, does hear?</p><p class="hdg">belch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-2.htm">Proverbs 15:2</a></b></br> The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a></b></br> O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.</p><p class="hdg">swords</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Psalm 55:21</a></b></br> <i>The words</i> of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war <i>was</i> in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet <i>were</i> they drawn swords.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Psalm 57:4</a></b></br> My soul <i>is</i> among lions: <i>and</i> I lie <i>even among</i> them that are set on fire, <i>even</i> the sons of men, whose teeth <i>are</i> spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Psalm 64:3-5</a></b></br> Who whet their tongue like a sword, <i>and</i> bend <i>their bows to shoot</i> their arrows, <i>even</i> bitter words: … </p><p class="hdg">who</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11,13</a></b></br> He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see <i>it</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a></b></br> And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7-9</a></b></br> Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard <i>it</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/psalms/37-22.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/58-8.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/55-3.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">Snarling</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/psalms/55-21.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Think</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/66-19.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Dropping</a> <a href="/psalms/60-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/59-14.htm">Snarling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Spew</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Think</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Tongues</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 59</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/59-1.htm">David prays to be delivered from his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/59-6.htm">He complains of their cruelty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/59-8.htm">He trusts in god</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/59-11.htm">He prays against them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/59-16.htm">He praises God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/59.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/59.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>See what they spew from their mouths—</b><br>This phrase highlights the malicious and deceitful speech of David's enemies. In biblical context, the mouth often symbolizes the heart's overflow (<a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>). The imagery of "spewing" suggests an uncontrolled and vile outpouring, akin to the venom of a serpent (<a href="/psalms/140-3.htm">Psalm 140:3</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme of the power of words to harm or heal (<a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>).<p><b>sharp words from their lips:</b><br>The "sharp words" indicate the intent to wound and destroy, akin to weapons of war (<a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Psalm 57:4</a>). In the ancient Near Eastern culture, words were seen as powerful tools that could enact curses or blessings. The sharpness of their words contrasts with the Word of God, which is described as a double-edged sword (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>), emphasizing the destructive nature of the enemies' speech.<p><b>“For who can hear us?”</b><br>This rhetorical question reveals the arrogance and perceived impunity of David's adversaries. They believe their actions and words go unnoticed, reflecting a common biblical theme of the wicked's false sense of security (<a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a>). This phrase also connects to the broader narrative of divine justice, where God is portrayed as the ultimate judge who hears and sees all (<a href="/psalms/94-9.htm">Psalm 94:9</a>). It underscores the folly of thinking one can act without divine accountability, a theme echoed in the prophetic literature (<a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/59.htm">Psalm 59</a>, David is seeking God's protection from his enemies. This psalm is a plea for deliverance from those who seek to harm him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul's_men.htm">Saul's Men</a></b><br>The context of this psalm is David's persecution by King Saul, who sent men to watch David's house in order to kill him. These men are the ones speaking the "sharp words."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The broader category of those who oppose David, representing the wicked who plot against the righteous.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and protector, to whom David cries out for help and deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of many of David's psalms, including this one, as it is the city where David spent much of his time and faced many of his trials.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_words.htm">The Power of Words</a></b><br>Words have the power to harm or heal. As believers, we must be mindful of our speech, ensuring it aligns with God's truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_all.htm">God Hears All</a></b><br>The enemies' question, "For who can hear us?" reflects a false sense of security. God hears all, and we are accountable for our words and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Like David, we can trust that God sees and hears the injustices we face. He is our defender and will bring justice in His time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_persecution.htm">Responding to Persecution</a></b><br>When faced with verbal attacks or persecution, we should follow David's example by turning to God in prayer and seeking His protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts.htm">Guarding Our Hearts</a></b><br>The words we speak are a reflection of our hearts. We must guard our hearts and fill them with God's Word to ensure our speech is edifying.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_59.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 59</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_psalm_52's_link_to_doeg.htm">If Psalm 52 is specifically about Doeg the Edomite, where is the archaeological or textual proof confirming these events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_120_4_contradict_god's_love.htm">Psalm 120:4 - Does referring to 'warrior's sharp arrows' and 'burning coals' raise contradictions with a supposedly loving and merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_psalm_89_34_consistent.htm">Psalm 89:34 insists God will never break His covenant, yet the psalmist laments the downfall of David's lineage--how could this be seen as consistent?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_silent_during_prayer.htm">Why does God seem silent when people pray?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/59.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Behold.</span>--Without question this word should, as Mr. Burgess suggests, be emended to "spears" (<span class= "ital">chanith </span>instead of <span class= "ital">hinneh</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>to give--<p>"Spears they pour out with their mouths,<p>Swords with their lips."<p>(Comp. <a href="/psalms/57-5.htm" title="Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be above all the earth.">Psalm 57:5</a>, and<p>"She speaks poniards."--<span class= "ital">As You Like <span class= "bld">It.</span></span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/59.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, they belch out with their mouth.</span> All night long they keep uttering abuse and execrations and threats (comp. <a href="/psalms/94-4.htm">Psalm 94:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Swords are in their lips</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Psalm 57:4</a>). Speeches that wound and cut to the heart. <span class="cmt_word">For who,</span> say they, <span class="cmt_word">doth hear!</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11-13</a>; <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Psalm 64:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7</a>). They think themselves irresponsible for their words. No one will hear or know what they say. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/59-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See what</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֤ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they spew</span><br /><span class="heb">יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן</span> <span class="translit">(yab·bî·‘ūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5042.htm">Strong's 5042: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gush forth, to utter, to emit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their mouths—</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִיהֶ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄î·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sharp words</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲ֭רָבוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their lips:</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śip̄·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can hear us?”</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalm 59:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/59-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 59:7 Behold they spew with their mouth (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/59-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 59:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 59:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/59-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 59:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 59:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>