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Psalm 57

Psa. 57:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
is among
tavek (Hebrew #8432)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
KJV usage: among(-st), X between, half, X (there- ,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), X out (of), X through, X with(-in).
Pronounce: taw'-vek
Origin: from an unused root meaning to sever
lions
labiy' (Hebrew #3833)
irreg. masculine plural lbaviym {leb-aw-eem'}; irreg. feminine plural lbaeowth {leb-aw-oth'}; from an unused root men. to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer; compare 738))
KJV usage: (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
Pronounce: law-bee'
Origin: or (Ezek. 19:2) lbiyao {leb-ee-yaw'}
: and I lie
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
even among them that are set on fire
lahat (Hebrew #3857)
properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blaze
KJV usage: burn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.
Pronounce: law-hat'
Origin: a primitive root
, even the sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of men
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
, whose teeth
shen (Hebrew #8127)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for 8143) ivory; figuratively, a cliff
KJV usage: crag, X forefront, ivory, X sharp, tooth.
Pronounce: shane
Origin: from 8150
are spears
chaniyth (Hebrew #2595)
a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)
KJV usage: javelin, spear.
Pronounce: khan-eeth'
Origin: from 2583
and arrows
chets (Hebrew #2671)
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by interchange for 6086) the shaft of a spear
KJV usage: + archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Pronounce: khayts
Origin: from 2686
, and their tongue
lashown (Hebrew #3956)
also (in plural) feminine lshonah {lesh-o-naw'}; from 3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
KJV usage: + babbler,bay, + evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
Pronounce: law-shone'
Origin: or lashon {law-shone'}
k a sharp
chad (Hebrew #2299)
sharp
KJV usage: sharp.
Pronounce: khad
Origin: from 2300
sword
chereb (Hebrew #2719)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
KJV usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Pronounce: kheh'-reb
Origin: from 2717
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Psa. 52:2• 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Psa. 52:2)

More on:

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Arrows,
Fire,
Lion,
Soul; Spirit,
Spears,
Sword,
Tooth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 10:9• 9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. (Psa. 10:9)
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Psa. 17:12‑13• 12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
 13Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: (Psa. 17:12‑13)
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Psa. 22:13‑16• 13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
 14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
 15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
 16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. (Psa. 22:13‑16)
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Psa. 35:17• 17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. (Psa. 35:17)
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Psa. 58:6• 6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. (Psa. 58:6)
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Prov. 28:15• 15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. (Prov. 28:15)
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Dan. 6:22‑24• 22My 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.
 23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
 24And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. (Dan. 6:22‑24)
set.
Judg. 9:20• 20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. (Judg. 9:20)
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James 3:6• 6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. (James 3:6)
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Psa. 58:6• 6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord. (Psa. 58:6)
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John 4:10‑11• 10Jesus 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.
 11The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? (John 4:10‑11)
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Prov. 30:14• 14There 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)
tongue.
Psa. 52:2• 2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. (Psa. 52:2)
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Psa. 55:21• 21The 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. (Psa. 55:21)
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Psa. 64:3• 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: (Psa. 64:3)
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Prov. 12:18• 18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. (Prov. 12:18)
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Prov. 25:18• 18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. (Prov. 25:18)
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Rev. 19:15• 15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. (Rev. 19:15)
• The sons of men who gnash upon him with rage and malice. (“Psalms 57” by H. Smith)
• Still feeling the oppression from those who seek their lives (vs. 4-6). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of menh, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

JND Translation Notes

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Adam.