John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 58:7
Let them melt away as waters which run continually ,.... Let them be disheartened, and their courage fail them, and let there be no spirit left in them, Joshua 7:5 ; or let them be unstable as water that is continually running, ever upon the flux and motion; let them never be settled, but always changing in their state and circumstances, Genesis 49:4 ; or let them "come to nought", as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions; which is the case of water that runs over or runs away: or... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 58:6-11
In these verses we have, I. David's prayers against his enemies, and all the enemies of God's church and people; for it is as such that he looks upon them, so that he was actuated by a public spirit in praying against them, and not by any private revenge. 1. He prays that they might be disabled to do any further mischief (Ps. 58:6): Break their teeth, O God! Not so much that they might not feed themselves as that they might not be able to make prey of others, Ps. 3:7. He does not say, ?Break... read more