Psalms 59:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh{H8799)} at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision{H8799)}.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֤ה ׀ יַבִּ֘יע֤וּן בְּפִיהֶ֗ם חֲ֭רָבוֹת בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם כִּי־מִ֥י שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃

Transliteration

Hinnēh they yabbîʿûn with pîhem ḥărābôt with śiptôtêhem for who šōmēaʿ.

Grammar Details

*Hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
*yabbîʿûn*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd plural with paragogic nun - they pour out/belch forth
*pîhem*: masculine noun with 3rd plural suffix and preposition bə- - with their mouth
*ḥărābôt*: feminine plural noun - swords
*śiptôtêhem*: feminine plural noun with 3rd plural suffix and preposition bə- - with their lips
*šōmēaʿ*: Qal participle, masculine singular with interrogative mî and causal particle kî- - for who is hearing

Word Meanings

*yabbîʿûn*: pour out/belch forth/gush out/bubble
*ḥărābôt*: swords/daggers/sharp words

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 2:4 : 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Ps 37:13 : 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth{H8804)} that his day is coming{H8799)}.
Prov 1:26 : 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Matt 18:17 : 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Ps 59:5 : 5 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake{H8685)} to visit{H8800)} all the heathen: be not merciful{H8799)} to any wicked transgressors{H8802)}. Selah.
1 Sam 19:15-16 : 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 2:4-5
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4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Ps 37:12-13
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12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth{H8802)} upon him with his teeth.
13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth{H8804)} that his day is coming{H8799)}.
Ps 52:6
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6The righteous also shall see{H8799)}, and fear{H8799)}, and shall laugh{H8799)} at him:
Prov 1:26
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26I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
Hab 1:10
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10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
Ps 80:6
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6Thou makest{H8799)} us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies{H8802)} laugh{H8799)} among themselves.
Jer 48:26-27
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75%
26Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
27For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy.
Ps 59:7
74%
7Behold, they belch out{H8686)} with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear{H8802)}?
Ps 22:7
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7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Job 8:21
73%
21Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
Job 22:19
73%
19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
Ps 89:42
72%
42Thou hast set up{H8689)} the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies{H8802)} to rejoice{H8689)}.
Lam 3:60-61
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60Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
61Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me;
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22This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
Ps 74:18
72%
18Remember{H8798)} this, that the enemy{H8802)} hath reproached{H8765)}, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed{H8765)} thy name.
Ps 59:9
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9Because of his strength will I wait{H8799)} upon thee: for God is my defence.
Ps 44:13-14
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13Thou makest{H8799)} us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
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Ps 118:10
72%
10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
Job 5:22
71%
22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Ps 89:51
71%
51Wherewith thine enemies{H8802)} have reproached{H8765)}, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached{H8765)} the footsteps of thine anointed.
2 Kgs 19:21
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21This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
Jer 49:15
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15For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
Mic 7:16
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16The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Ps 3:7
70%
7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
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22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
Lam 2:17
70%
17The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
Jer 20:7
70%
7O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me.
Ps 5:11
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11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Ezek 22:5
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5Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.
Ps 9:19
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19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Zeph 2:10
70%
10This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Ps 59:12
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12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken{H8735)} in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak{H8762)}.
Ps 126:2
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2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
Ps 53:5
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5There were they in great fear{H8804)}, where no fear was: for God hath scattered{H8765)} the bones of him that encampeth{H8802)} against thee: thou hast put them to shame{H8689)}, because God hath despised{H8804)} them.
Ps 18:43
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43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
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3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Ps 149:7
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7To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
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2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Ps 59:5
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5Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake{H8685)} to visit{H8800)} all the heathen: be not merciful{H8799)} to any wicked transgressors{H8802)}. Selah.
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19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Ps 92:8
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8But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Ps 69:24
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24Pour out{H8798)} thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold{H8686)} of them.
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14I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
Ps 64:8
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8So they shall make their own tongue to fall{H8686)} upon themselves: all that see{H8802)} them shall flee away{H8709)}.