Psalm 58:6-7

New International Version

⁶Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(A)
Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(B)
⁷Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(C)
when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(D)

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Psalm 58:6-7

New King James Version

⁶^(A)Break^[a] their teeth in their mouth, O God!
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷^(B)Let them flow away as waters which run continually;
When he bends his bow,
Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.

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Footnotes

Psalm 58:6 Break away

Psalm 58:6-7

New Catholic Bible

⁶so as not to hear the voice of the charmer
no matter how skillful the spells he casts.^[a]
⁷O God, break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of these lions, O Lord.^[b]

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Footnotes

Psalm 58:6 The roles of charmers and enchanters are frequently alluded to in the Old Testament (see Deut 18:11; Eccl 10:11; Isa 3:3; Jer 8:17).
Psalm 58:7 The psalmist regards teeth as weapons of the mouths by which the wicked harass the righteous (see Ps 57:5), so he begs God to destroy them.

Psalm 58:6-7

English Standard Version

⁶O God, ^(A)break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷Let them ^(B)vanish like water that runs away;
when he ^(C)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.