Psalm 57:4

New International Reader's Version

Men who are like lions are all around me. I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals. Their teeth are like spears and arrows. Their tongues are like sharp swords.

Cross References

Job 41:14

Who dares to open its jaws? Its mouth is filled with terrifying teeth.

Psalm 10:9

They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes. From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless. They catch them and drag them off in their nets.

Psalm 35:17

Lord, how much longer will you just look on? Save me from their deadly attacks. Save the only life I have. Save me from these lions.

Psalm 43:3

Send me your light and your faithful care. Let them lead me. Let them bring me back to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.

Psalm 52:2

You plan ways to destroy others. Your tongue is like a blade that has a sharp edge. You are always telling lies.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is as smooth as butter. But he has war in his heart. His words flow like olive oil. But they are like swords ready for battle.

Psalm 58:6

God, break the teeth in the mouths of those sinners! Lord, tear out the sharp teeth of those lions!

Psalm 59:7

Listen to what pours out of their mouths. The words from their lips are like swords. They think, “Who can hear us?”

Psalm 64:3

They make their tongues like sharp swords. They aim their mean words like deadly arrows.

Proverbs 12:18

The words of thoughtless people cut like swords. But the tongue of wise people brings healing.

Proverbs 25:18

A person who is a false witness against a neighbor is like a club, a sword or a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 28:15

An evil person who rules over helpless people is like a roaring lion or an angry bear.

Proverbs 30:14

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.

Revelation 19:15

Coming out of the rider’s mouth is a sharp sword. He will strike down the nations with the sword. Scripture says, “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” (Psalm 2:9) He stomps on the grapes of God’s winepress. The winepress stands for the terrible anger of the God who rules over all.

Judges 9:20

But if you haven’t, let fire come out from Abimelek and burn you up! And let fire come out from you and burn Abimelek up!”