Psalms 7:12
(7-13) If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
In Context
11(7-12) God is a righteous judge, yea, a God that hath indignation every day:
13(7-14) He hath also prepared for him the weapons of death, yea, His arrows which He made sharp.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me.
Psalms 85:4(85-5) Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.
Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with His sore and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the slant serpent, and leviathan the tortuous serpent; and He will slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near;
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Return ye, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so shall they not be a stumblingblock of iniquity unto you.
Ezekiel 21:23(21-28) And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who have weeks upon weeks! but it bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:11-17
The Persecutor's Doom. 10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he… Read the whole commentary →