Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
In Context
6They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
8Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:23“I will heap evils on them. I will spend my arrows on them.
1 Kings 22:34A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around, and carry me out of the battle, for I am severely wounded.”
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
Psalms 18:14He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts.
Psalms 73:19How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
Proverbs 29:1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no 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 →