Psalms 64:7

But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.

8They shall cause their owne tongue to fall vpon them: and whosoeuer shall see them, shall flee away.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:23I will spend plagues vpon them: I will bestowe mine arrowes vpon them.

1 Kings 22:34Then a certaine man drewe a bow mightily and smote the King of Israel betweene the ioyntes of his brigandine. Wherefore he sayde vnto his charet man, Turne thine hand and cary me out of the hoste: for I am hurt.

Job 6:4For the arrowes of the Almightie are in me, the venime whereof doeth drinke vp my spirit, and the terrours of God fight against me.

Psalms 18:14Then hee sent out his arrowes and scattred them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.

Psalms 73:19How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,

Proverbs 29:1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

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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