Psalms 7:13
He prepareth for him the instruments of death; He shooteth his burning arrows.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
12If he do not desist, He sharpeneth his sword; He bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready;
14Behold, he travailed with iniquity, And conceived mischief, But hath brought forth disappointment!
Cross References
Psalms 11:2For, lo! the wicked bend their bow; They make ready their arrows on the string, To shoot in secret at the upright in heart.
Psalms 45:5Thine arrows are sharp; Nations shall fall before thee; They shall pierce the hearts of the king's enemies.
Psalms 64:7But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly shall they be wounded.
Lamentations 2:4He bent his bow like an enemy; He stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that was pleasant to the eye; Upon the tent of the daughter of Zion he poured out his fury like fire.
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 →