Psalm 64:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
נוּס
nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
Key Terms in This Verse
נוּס nûwç
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
Study H5127 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →עָשָׂה ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Study H6213 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
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