Psalms 37:14

A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

In Context

13The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.

15Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:17And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

Psalms 11:2For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Psalms 64:2Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 29:27An abomination to the righteous [is] the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked [is] the upright in the way!

Matthew 23:30and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

Acts 12:2and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 37:8-21

Exhortations and Promises. 7 Rest in the Lord , and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord , they shall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek shall… Read the whole commentary →

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