English Standard Version
Psalms 64:7
7But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly.
Psalms 64:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
- New International Version (NIV)But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.
Context of Psalms 64:7
5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?" 6They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep. But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly. 8They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. 9Then all mankind fears; they tell what God has brought about and ponder what he has done.
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:7 word by word
וַיֹּרֵ֗ם אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים חֵ֥ץ פִּתְא֑וֹם הָ֝י֗וּ מַכּוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 64:7
- Psalms 7:12If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow;
- Psalms 18:14And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.
- Deuteronomy 32:23"'And I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend my arrows on them;
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Lamentations 3:12he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.
- Psalms 64:4shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
- Psalms 73:19How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!
- Proverbs 6:15therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing.
- Proverbs 29:1He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.
- Isaiah 30:13therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach in a high wall, bulging out and about to collapse, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant;
- Matthew 24:40Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- 1 Kings 22:34But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded."
- 1 Chronicles 10:3The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
Commentaries on Psalms 64:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow - They endeavor to trace me out, that they may shoot me; but God will shoot at them. This, if the Psalm refer to the times of David, seems to be prophetic of Saul's death. The archers pressed upon him, and sorely wounded him with their arrows. 1 Samuel 31:3.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow - That is, Instead of their being able to carry out their purposes of shooting the arrows which they had prepared against others, God will shoot his arrows against them. The tables will be turned. They themselves will experience what they had intended to inflict on others. God will deal with them as they intended to deal with others. The sentiment here is substantially the same as in Psalm 7:15; see the notes at…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10God acts righteously. God stops wickedness and gives the wicked what they intended for others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The contrast is heightened by representing God as using weapons like theirs.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 64
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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