Psalm 57:4

God's Word

My soul is surrounded by lions. I must lie down with man-eating lions. Their teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongues are sharp swords.

Cross References

Job 41:14

Who can open its closed mouth? Its teeth are surrounded by terror.

Psalm 10:9

He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.

Psalm 35:17

O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue me from their attacks. Rescue my precious life from the lions.

Psalm 43:3

Send your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.

Psalm 52:2

Your tongue makes up threats. It’s like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.

Psalm 55:21

His speech is smoother than butter, but there is war in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, but they are like swords ready to attack.

Psalm 58:6

O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths. Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord.

Psalm 59:7

See what pours out of their mouths— swords from their lips! ⌞They think,⌟ “Who will hear us?”

Psalm 64:3

They sharpen their tongues like swords. They aim bitter words like arrows

Proverbs 12:18

Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.

Proverbs 25:18

⌞Like⌟ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, ⌞so⌟ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.

Proverbs 28:15

⌞Like⌟ a roaring lion and a charging bear, ⌞so⌟ a wicked ruler is a threat to poor people.

Proverbs 30:14

A certain kind of person, whose teeth are like swords and whose jaws are ⌞like⌟ knives, devours oppressed people from the earth and people from among humanity.

James 3:6

The tongue is that kind of flame. It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. The tongue sets our lives on fire, and is itself set on fire from hell.

Revelation 19:15

A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to defeat the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty.

Judges 9:20

But if that’s not the case, let fire come out of Abimelech and burn up citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo. Also let fire come out of citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo and burn up Abimelech.”