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Psalm 58

Psa. 58:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Break
harac (Hebrew #2040)
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
KJV usage: beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, X utterly.
Pronounce: haw-ras'
Origin: a primitive root
their 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
, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, in their mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
: break out
nathats (Hebrew #5422)
to tear down
KJV usage: beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-thats'
Origin: a primitive root
the great teeth
malta`ah (Hebrew #4459)
a grinder, i.e. back tooth
KJV usage: great tooth.
Pronounce: mal-taw-aw'
Origin: transp. for 4973
of the young lions
kphiyr (Hebrew #3715)
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
KJV usage: (young) lion, village. Compare 3723.
Pronounce: kef-eer'
Origin: from 3722
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Ministry on This Verse

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Break their.
Psa. 3:7• 7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. (Psa. 3:7)
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Psa. 10:15• 15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. (Psa. 10:15)
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Job 4:10‑11• 10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
 11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. (Job 4:10‑11)
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Job 29:17• 17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. (Job 29:17)
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Ezek. 30:21‑26• 21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
 22Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
 23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
 24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
 25But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
 26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the Lord. (Ezek. 30:21‑26)
young.
Psa. 17:12• 12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. (Psa. 17:12)
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Psa. 91:13• 13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. (Psa. 91:13)
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Num. 23:24• 24Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. (Num. 23:24)
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Isa. 31:4• 4For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. (Isa. 31:4)
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Hos. 5:14• 14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. (Hos. 5:14)
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Mic. 5:8• 8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. (Mic. 5:8)
• Let the wicked be like young lions with teeth broken, and thus bereft of power. (“Psalms 58” by H. Smith)
• The remnant realize that iniquity cannot go on unjudged. They cry to God that the wicked would be punished (vs. 6-11). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.