Psalms 59:7 Cross References - ISV

⁷ Look what pours out of their mouths! They use their lips like swords, saying “Who will hear us?”

¹² Eliphaz Acknowledges God but Issues an Imprecatory Prayer“Isn’t God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are! ¹³ You’ve asked, ‘What does God know? Can he sort through pitch black darkness?’

¹¹ The wicked say to themselves, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

¹³ Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, “God will not seek justice.”?

²¹ His mouth is as smooth as butter, while war is in his heart. His words were as smooth as olive oil, while his sword is drawn.

⁴ I am surrounded by lions. I lie down with those who burn with fire— that is, with people whose teeth are like spears and arrows— whose tongues are like sharp swords.

³ who sharpen their tongues like swords, and aim their bitter words like arrows, ⁴ shooting at the innocent from concealment. Suddenly they shoot, fearing nothing. ⁵ They concoct an evil scheme for themselves; they enumerate their hidden snares; they say, “Who will see them?”

¹¹ Then they say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

⁴ When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

⁷ They say, “The LORD cannot see, and the God of Jacob will not notice.” ⁸ Pay attention, you dull ones among the crowds! You fools! Will you ever become wise? ⁹ The one who formed the ear can hear, can he not? The one who made the eyes can see, can he not?

² for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. ³ They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

¹⁸ Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

² The wise speak, presenting knowledge appropriately, but fools spout foolishness.

²⁸ The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking, but the wicked person spews out evil.

²⁴ “Haven’t you noticed what these people have been saying?—‘The LORD rejected the two families that he had chosen!’ They have contempt for my people and no longer consider them a nation.

³⁴ You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.