8 He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
8 They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads.
8 Fall flat on their faces in full view of the grinning crowd.
8 So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.
8 Their own tongues will ruin them, and all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 64:8
Commentary on Psalm 64:7-10
(Read Psalm 64:7-10)
When God brings upon men the mischiefs they have desired on others, it is weight enough to sink a man to the lowest hell. Those who love cursing, it shall come upon them. Those who behold this shall understand, and observe God's hand in all; unless we do so, we are not likely to profit by the dispensations of Providence. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord; not glad of the misery and ruin of their fellow-creatures, but glad that God is glorified, and his word fulfilled, and the cause of injured innocence pleaded effectually. They rejoice not in men, nor in themselves, nor in any creature, or creature enjoyments, nor in their wisdom, strength, riches, or righteousness; but in Christ, in whom all the seed of Israel are justified and glory, and in what he is to them, and has done for them.