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Psalm 58:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 58 · verse 5
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.Psalm 58:5 · King James Version
Psalm 58:5 in context
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
7Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- charmerslâchashto whisperH3907 →
- charmingchâbarto joinH2266 →
- charmingchebera societyH2267 →
- hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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We have reason to think that this psalm refers to the malice of Saul and his janizaries against David, because it bears the same inscription (Al-taschith, and Michtam of David) with that which goes before and that which follows, both which appear, by the title, to have been penned with reference to that persecution…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5