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psalms 58:7

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Psalms 58:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 58:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 58:7

Theological / Devotional

Melt away as waters. The psalmist’s prayer is that his enemies may perish as the swollen waters of a torrent are lost in the desert sands or utterly dry up in the drought of summer (see 2 Sam. 14:14; Job 6:15–17).

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