Psalm 57:4 {56:5}
Cross References

And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 3:7
For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners.

Psalm 7:2
Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.

Psalm 35:17
Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

Psalm 52:2
All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

Psalm 55:21
They are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.

Psalm 58:6
God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.

Psalm 59:7
Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us?

Psalm 64:3
For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

Psalm 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of asps is under their lips.

Proverbs 5:4
Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.

Proverbs 12:18
There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 25:18
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs 30:14
A generation that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.

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And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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Psalm 10:9 His eyes are upon the poor man: He lieth in wait in secret like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush that he may catch the poor man: to catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him.

Psalm 17:12,13 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places. . . .

Psalm 22:13-16 They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring. . . .

Psalm 35:17 Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

Psalm 58:6 God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.

Proverbs 28:15 As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people.

Daniel 6:22-24 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea, and before thee, O king, I have done no offence. . . .

set

Judges 9:20 But if unjustly: let fire come out from him, and consume the inhabitants of Sichem, and the town of Mello: and let fire come out from the men of Sichem and from the town of Mello, and devour Abimelech.

James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.

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Psalm 58:6 God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.

John 4:10,11 Jesus answered and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God and who he is that saith to thee: Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. . . .

Proverbs 30:14 A generation that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.

tongue

Psalm 52:2 All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

Psalm 55:21 They are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.

Psalm 64:3 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

Proverbs 12:18 There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Proverbs 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour, is like a dart and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Revelation 19:15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp two-edged sword, that with it he may strike the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Context
In You My Soul Takes Refuge
3He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth, 4And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.…
Lexicon
My soul
נַפְשִׁ֤י ׀ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

[is] among
בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre

the lions;
לְבָאִם֮ (lə·ḇā·’im)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3833: To roar, a lion,

I lie down
אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה (’eš·kə·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

with ravenous beasts
לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים (lō·hă·ṭîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3857: To blaze up, flame

whose teeth
שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם (nê·hem)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

are spears
חֲנִ֣ית (ḥă·nîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2595: A lance

and arrows,
וְחִצִּ֑ים (wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear

whose tongues
וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם (ū·lə·šō·w·nām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue

are sharp
חַדָּֽה׃ (ḥad·dāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2299: Sharp

swords.
חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword


Additional Translations
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.

and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions'whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.

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

My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

My soul is in the midst of lions, I lie down among flames -- sons of men, Their teeth are a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
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