Psalms 58:7
Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
Psalms 58:7
“Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.” The psalmist uses imagery of meltable, fluid forms that vanish when pressure increases, and of weapons turning against their users. The prophetic confidence is that God’s justice will disrupt the plans of the wicked, so their schemes dissolve as if water under heat. The idea of bending a bow suggests imminent hostility; the psalmist requests a divine reversal where the plans fail, and the aggressors become prey to their own devices. It’s a vivid, poetic way of asking for divine exposure and defeat of deceitful power.
This verse reinforces God’s sovereignty over human conflict. It affirms that human weapons and strategies cannot ultimately secure victory against the righteous; God’s justice will overturn and thwart malicious plans. It also highlights the biblical pattern of judgment where those who wield violence see their own violence boomerang back and fail.
In practical terms, this invites patience and trust in God’s timing when confronted with injustice. While may be tempting to take matters into your own hands, the verse invites you to pursue justice through lawful, ethical means, trusting that God can and will bring consequences to those who harm others. It also encourages resilience: even when schemes seem unstoppable, there is a divine limit to human power.
Cross-References: Proverbs 21:30-31; Isaiah 54:17; Romans 12:19; Nahum 1:9