Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
The plea for the fangs of young lions to be shattered gives the picture of making a ferocious wild animal harmless by knocking out its teeth while its mouth is wide open. It furnishes resolve to stand up to the Romanists and meet their threats and power without fear or retreat. It turns that defiance into open loyalty, boldly acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord even under menace. Whether the opponent is pictured as a massive behemoth to be faced head-on or as a ravening beast with jaws agape, the defanging leaves nothing to dread.
The plea for the fangs of young lions to be shattered gives the picture of making a ferocious wild animal harmless by knocking out its teeth while its mouth is wide open. It furnishes resolve to stand up to the Romanists and meet their threats and power without fear or retreat. It turns that defiance into open loyalty, boldly acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord even under menace. Whether the opponent is pictured as a massive behemoth to be faced head-on or as a ravening beast with jaws agape, the defanging leaves nothing to dread.