Psalms 64:8

“And their own tongue makes them stumble against themselves; all who see them shake their heads.”

Psalms 64:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 64:8, word by word

And their own tongueלְשׁוֹנָleshona

tongue

The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.

Where else “leshona” appears
makes them stumbleיַּכְשִׁילוּyachshilu

stumble

To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.

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who see themרֹאֵהroe

see

To see with one's eyes.

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shake their headsיִתְנֹדֲדוּyitnodadu

flee

To go far away, or flap wings.

Where else “yitnodadu” appears

The context

7But Elohim shoots them with an arrow; suddenly their wounds come.

8 · This verse (above)

9And all human beings fear, and they declare the work of Elohim, and what he has done they understand.

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