New International Version
Psalms 7:13
13He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
Psalms 7:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
- English Standard Version (ESV)he has prepared for him his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.
Context of Psalms 7:13
11God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day. 12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. He has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows. 14Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment. 15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
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וְ֭לוֹ הֵכִ֣ין כְּלֵי־מָ֑וֶת חִ֝צָּ֗יו לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים יִפְעָֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 7:13
- Psalms 11:2For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalms 45:5Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.
- Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
- Psalms 144:6Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy; shoot your arrows and rout them.
- Deuteronomy 32:23“I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against them.
- Job 6:4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
- Lamentations 3:12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
- Habakkuk 3:11Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you
- Revelation 6:10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Revelation 16:6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
Commentaries on Psalms 7:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death - This appears to be all a prophecy of the tragical death of Saul. He was wounded by the arrows of the Philistines; and his own keen sword, on which he fell, terminated his woful days!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He hath also prepared for him - The instruments of punishment are already prepared, and God can use them when he pleases. They are not to be made ready, and, therefore, there is no necessity for delay when he shall have occasion to use them. The idea is, that arrangements are made for the destruction of the wicked, and that the destruction must come upon them. The world is full of these arrangements, and it is impossible that the sinner should escape. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13sword … bow … deadly weapons … arrows with fire: As the Divine Warrior, God attacks to defend himself and his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. They are here distinctly pointed out, though by changing the person, a very common mode of speech, one is selected as a representative of wicked men generally. The military figures are of obvious meaning.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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