Psalms 7:12
If he turn not, his sword, will he whet,—his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
11A God to vindicate the righteous,—And yet a God to be indignant throughout every day.
13But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet my flashing sword, And my hand take hold on justice, I will return vengeance unto mine adversaries, And them who hate me, will I requite:
Psalms 85:4Restore us, O God of our salvation, And take away thy vexation towards us.
Isaiah 27:1In that day, will Yahweh With his sword—the hard and the great and the strong, Bring punishment Upon Leviathan, the fleeing serpent, And upon Leviathan, the crooked serpent,—And will slay the monster which is in the sea.
Isaiah 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found,—Call ye upon him while he is near:
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, Every man according to his own ways, will I judge you O house of Israel, Declareth My Lord Yahweh, Return ye—and make good your return—from all your transgressions, That they become not unto you a stumbling block of iniquity.
Ezekiel 21:23Though it will become to them a veritably false divination in their eyes, even when bound by oaths to them Yet, he, calling to mind iniquity, [will determine] that it shall be captured.
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 →