Psalms 64:7

Who dost establish the mountains in thy strength, 1 Being girded about with power; 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

In Context

6Thou art wonderful in righteousness. 1 Hearken to us, O God our Savior; 1 The hope of all the ends of the earth, 1 And of them that are on the sea afar off: 1

8Who troublest the depth of the sea, 1 The sounds of its waves. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:23I will gather evils upon them, 1 And will fight with my weapons against them. 1

1 Kings 22:34And one drew a bow with a good aim, and smote the king of Israel between the lungs and the breastplate: and he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hands, and carry me away out of the battle, for I am wounded.

Job 6:4For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, 1 Whose violence drinks up my blood: 1 Whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me. 1

Psalms 18:14And spare thy servant the attack of strangers: 1 If they do not gain the dominion over me, then shall I be blameless, 1 And I shall be clear from great sin. 1

Psalms 73:19Deliver not to the wild beasts a soul that gives praise to thee: 1 Forget not forever the souls of thy poor. 1

Proverbs 29:1A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man: 1 For when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy. 1

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 →

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