Then even the people who are as brave as a lion will become scared. Why? Because all the Israelites know that your father is a strong fighter and that his men are brave.
Psalm 58:7 - Easy To Read Version May those people disappear\par like water down a drain.\par May they be crushed like weeds\par on a path. {\cf2\super [343]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let them melt away as water which runs on apace; when he aims his arrows, let them be as if they were headless or split apart. American Standard Version (1901) Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. Common English Bible Let them dissolve like water flowing away. When they bend the bow, let their arrows be like headless shafts. Catholic Public Domain Version They will return toward evening, and they will suffer hunger like dogs, and they will wander around the city. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city. |
Then even the people who are as brave as a lion will become scared. Why? Because all the Israelites know that your father is a strong fighter and that his men are brave.
The bad people roar and growl like lions.\par But God makes the bad people be quiet,\par and God breaks their teeth.\par
Wicked people see this and become angry.\par They will grind their teeth in anger,\par but then they disappear.\par Wicked people will not get\par what they want most.\par
My strength is gone,\par like water poured out on the ground.\par My bones have separated.\par My courage is gone! {\cf2\super [126]} \par
Lord, the victory {\cf2\super [11]} is yours!\par Please be good to your people.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [12]})\i0 \par
They have told many bad lies about me.\par Their tongues are like sharp swords,\par their bitter words like arrows.\par
The commanders of Edom will shake with fear. The leaders of Moab will be afraid. The people of Canaan will lose courage.