Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
In Context
8By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:23I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them.
1 Kings 22:34And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded.
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Psalms 18:14And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalms 73:19How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
Proverbs 29:1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 64:2-7
Malice of David's Enemies. 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6… Read the whole commentary →