Psalms 58:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Their poison is like the poisona of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; ”

Psalms 58:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their poison - Their malignity; their bad spirit; that which they utter or throw out of their mouth. The reference here is to what they speak or utter Psalms 58:3 , and the idea is, that it is p...
Psalms 58:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf (d) adder [that] stoppeth her ear; (d) They pass in malice and subtilty the crafty serpent who could preserve himself by stop...
Psalms 58:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LVIII. A Prayer for Vengeance on Unrighteous Judges. This Ps. is closely allied to Psalms 82. The reproaches in Psalms 58:3 , where the enemies of the Psalmist are said to have gone astray from th...
Psalms 58:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder (348) He prosecutes his description; and, though he might have insisted on the fierceness which characterised t...
Psalms 58:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Their poison is like the poison of a serpent - When they bite, they convey poison into the woun...
Psalms 58:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Like the deaf adder, &c.— Dr. Hammond observes from Schindler, that "the deaf viper, or adder, is so called, because, being deaf of one ear, he useth to stop the other with dust, or with hi...
Psalms 58:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Their poison. The Hebrew (chamath) means primarily burning heat, as poison inflames the syste...
Psalms 58:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. denounces the wickedness of unjust and oppressive judges, and prays, in a series of powerful metaphors, for their destruction, in order that righteousness may be vindicated, and God exalted...
Psalms 58:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Their poison... — Better, they have a venom like , &c. The term for serpent is the generic nâchash. The most forcible images of determined wickedness, and of the destruction it entails, now...
Psalms 58:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 58:1-11 THIS psalmist's fiery indignation against unjust judges and evil-doers generally is not kindled by personal wrongs. The psalm comes hot from a heart lacerated by the sight of widesp...
Psalms 58:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“There Is a God That Judgeth” Psalms 58:1-11 This psalm is launched against wicked rulers. It may have been occasioned by the attitude of Abner and others of Saul's party, who accounted David a...
Psalms 58:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a fine setting forth of the certainty of the judgment of God against wickedness. The psalmist declares its reason (verses Psa 58:1-5), its process (verses Psa 58:6-9), and its effect (verses...
Psalms 58:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here are several very striking similitudes made use of, by way of setting forth the awful depravity of the human heart: the perversity even from the womb; the poison of the serpent which is deadly, a...
Psalms 58:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

FAITH IN RIGHTEOUSNESS I. The throne of iniquity ( Psalms 58:1-5 ). II. The throne of God ( Psalms 58:6-9 ). III. The spectacle of justice ( Psalms 58:10-11 ). Illustrations (1) ‘N...
Psalms 58:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent ,.... Either their "wrath" and fury, as the word x may be rendered, against God, his people, and even one another, is like that of a serpent when irrit...
Psalms 58:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder [that] stoppeth her ear; Ver. 4. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent ] Their inbred corruption (the spawn of...
Psalms 58:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Their poison Their malicious disposition; is like the poison of a serpent Both in itself, being natural, inveterate, and incurable; and also in its effects, which are most pernicious. They are l...
Psalms 58:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Reproof to Wicked Judges. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. 1 Do ye indeed speak righteousness...
Psalms 58:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Their poison, their virulent and malicious disposition, is like the poison of a serpent; partly in itself, being natural, and inveterate, and incurable; and partly in its most pernicious effects.
Psalms 58:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

David's Verdict On The Unrighteous ( Psalms 58:3-5 ). David's verdict on the unrighteous is that they are like this from birth. That there is within man that which causes them to go astray, a tend...
Psalms 58:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription.—“To the Chief Musician, Al-taschith .” see introduction to Psalms 57 . “ Michtam of David .” See Introduction to Psalms 56 . Moll: “This complaint respecting domestic...
Psalms 58:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 58:4 Deaf adders may seem very stupid creatures to be teaching lessons to human beings, but they are certainly able to do it. There is quite a variety of deaf adders in the world. I. Lazy...
Psalms 58:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 58:4 . The deaf adder, which stops her ears by putting one ear to the ground, and forcing her tail into the other. Very many of the ancient Greek and Latin writers mention the practice of c...
Psalms 58:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Man in many aspects I. The character of depraved men portrayed. 1. Unrighteous in judgment. 2. Wrong in heart. 3. Violent in the treat...
Psalms 58:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A PSALM of condemnation on unrighteous judges. Some suppose the judges to be superhuman beings, entrusted with the government of the earth (Cheyne). Others suggest heathen rulers of...
Psalms 58:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Cry for Vengeance upon the Subverters of Right. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be sung to the same melody as the preceding psalm, Michtam, a poem in epigrammatic form, of David.
Psalms 58:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 10:11 ; Isaiah 11:8 ; James 3:8 ; Jeremiah 8:17 ; Job 20:14 ; Job 20:16 ; Matthew 23:33 ; Matthew 3:7 ; Psalms 140:3 ; Romans 3:13
Psalms 58:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Poison — Their malicious disposition.

Psalms 58:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 58:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 58:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 58:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 58:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 58:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 58:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 58:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 58:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 58:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes