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Psalms 59:7

Psalms 59:7
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Behold, they belch out with their mouth,.... Bark like dogs, so Aben Ezra; or "bubble out" (u), as a fountain bubbles out with water; so they cast out their wickedness in great abundance; see Jer 6:7;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, they belch out with their mouth - The word rendered “belch out” means properly to boil forth; to gush out, to flow; and then, to pour forth copiously, or in a running stream, as a fountain…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 59:1-7

The title of this psalm acquaints us particularly with the occasion on which it was penned; it was when Saul sent a party of his guards to beset David's house in the night, that they might seize him…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The figure of Psa 59:59 is dropped. A flood of cursing and falsehood (Psa 59:59) pours from their mouth (Pro 15:2; Pro 15:28); they menace him with death, or openly boast that he will soon be got rid…