Psalms 7:12
If he do not desist, He sharpeneth his sword; He bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready;
Noyes Bible
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
11God is a righteous judge, And a God who is angry every day.
13He prepareth for him the instruments of death; He shooteth his burning arrows.
Cross References
Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God of our salvation! And let thine anger towards us cease!
Isaiah 27:1In that day will Jehovah punish with his sword, His hard, and great, and strong sword, The leviathan, that fleet serpent, Even the leviathan, that winding serpent; Yea, he will slay the monster, that is in the sea.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah, while he may be found; Call 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 Jehovah. Turn ye, turn yourselves from all your transgressions, so that iniquity may not be your ruin.
Ezekiel 21:23And this shall appear a false divination in their sight, because they swore oaths to them. But he shall call to remembrance their iniquity, 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 →