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Psalms 58:8

Psalms 58:8
As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

As a snail which melteth, let everyone of them pass away,.... As a snail when it comes out of its shell liquefies, drops…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away - Or rather, As the snail which melteth as it goes; that is,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 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…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Let them be like a snail which melts away and is gone:

Like the untimely births of women, that have not seen the sun.

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