Psalms 64:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.”

Psalms 64:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 64:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 64:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.”

Psalms 64:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 64:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head. ”

Psalms 64:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 64:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they cause him to stumble, Against them <FI>is<Fi> their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.”

Psalms 64:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 64:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.”

Psalms 64:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 64:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.”

Psalms 64:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 64:8 in Context — Psalms 64

6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

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What Does Psalms 64:8 Mean?

Psalms 64:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 64. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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