Contributed by Charles Payne on Oct 17, 2025
You don’t often find snails in Scripture. Yet David, in one of his fiercest psalms, chooses the snail as a picture of the wicked — “melting away as they go.”
“THE MELTING SNAIL”
SEEING THE BIG PICTURE
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Psalm 58:8 (KJV) “As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away…”
PROLOGUE: THE SLOWEST CREATURE IN SCRIPTURE
You don’t often find snails in Scripture. They don’t fight, fly, or roar. They move silently, leave slimy icky trails behind
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