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they will suddenly be struck down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/64.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/64.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/64.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/64.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But God shall shoot at them <i>with</i> an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/64.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But God shall shoot at them <i>with</i> an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/64.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/64.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/64.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/64.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But God will shoot them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/64.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/64.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/64.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/64.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/64.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God will shoot his arrows and quickly wound them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/64.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But God shall shoot at them; with an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/64.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with an arrow. Suddenly, they will be struck dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/64.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/64.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But God shot an arrow at them, and they were wounded immediately.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/64.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/64.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/64.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/64.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/64.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/64.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And God shoots them [with] an arrow, "" Their wounds have been sudden,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/64.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And God doth shoot them with an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/64.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God shall be exalted; their blows were the arrow of the simple.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/64.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/64.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 63:8>and God will be exalted. The arrows of the little ones have become their wounds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/64.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God shoots an arrow at them; in a moment they are struck down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/64.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/64.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But God is great; suddenly he shall shoot at them with an arrow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/64.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will rise up and will shoot an arrow at them suddenly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/64.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But God doth shoot at them with an arrow suddenly; Thence are their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/64.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and God shall be exalted, their wounds were <i>caused by</i> the weapon of the foolish children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/64-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7485" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/64.htm">The Hurtful Tongue</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">But God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: way·yō·rêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">will shoot them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥêṣ (N-ms) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">with arrows;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6597.htm" title="6597: piṯ·’ō·wm (Adv) -- Suddenness, suddenly. Or pith.om; from petha'; instantly.">suddenly</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kō·w·ṯām (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">wounded.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a></span><br />He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15-16</a></span><br />The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. / The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-15.htm">Psalm 37:15</a></span><br />But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a></span><br />They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20-23</a></span><br />Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. / Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. / Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a></span><br />So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-10.htm">1 Samuel 18:10-11</a></span><br />The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, / and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">1 Samuel 31:3-4</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. / Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1-3</a></span><br />You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12,13</a></b></br> If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a></b></br> Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23,42</a></b></br> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… </p><p class="hdg">suddenly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Psalm 64:4</a></b></br> That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a></b></br> How are they <i>brought</i> into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Proverbs 6:15</a></b></br> Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.</p><p class="hdg">shall they be wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-34.htm">1 Kings 22:34</a></b></br> And a <i>certain</i> man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3-7</a></b></br> And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/psalms/64-4.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/job/39-29.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">Arrows</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/80-15.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Suddenly</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/psalms/69-7.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 64</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/64-1.htm">David prays for deliverance, complaining of his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">He promises himself to see such an evident destruction of his enemies, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/64-10.htm">as the righteous shall rejoice at it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/64.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/64.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But God will shoot them with arrows;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes divine retribution and justice. In the biblical context, arrows often symbolize God's judgment and wrath (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23</a>, <a href="/psalms/7-13.htm">Psalm 7:13</a>). The imagery of God shooting arrows suggests precision and inevitability, indicating that His justice is both targeted and unavoidable. Historically, arrows were a common weapon in ancient warfare, representing a swift and decisive action. This metaphor underscores God's active role in defending the righteous and punishing the wicked, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God as a warrior (<a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who will ultimately judge the world in righteousness (<a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>).<p><b>suddenly they will be wounded.</b><br>The suddenness of the action highlights the unexpected nature of divine intervention. In the cultural context of the Psalms, sudden calamity was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment. This phrase reassures the faithful that God's justice, though sometimes delayed, will come swiftly and unexpectedly upon the wicked. The wounding signifies not just physical harm but also a deeper spiritual or moral downfall. This connects to other scriptures where sudden destruction comes upon those who oppose God (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a>). It serves as a warning and a comfort, affirming that God is in control and will act in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the divine warrior who intervenes on behalf of the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/64.htm">Psalm 64</a> describes the wicked as those who plot against the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/arrows.htm">Arrows</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's judgment and swift retribution against the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Implicitly present as the ones whom God defends and vindicates.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sudden_wounding.htm">Sudden Wounding</a></b><br>Represents the unexpected and decisive nature of God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God is actively involved in the affairs of humanity, ensuring that justice is served. His intervention is both timely and effective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_intervention.htm">The Power of God’s Intervention</a></b><br>God's actions are decisive and cannot be thwarted by human schemes. Believers can trust in His ultimate control over all situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_suddenness_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Suddenness of God’s Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment can come unexpectedly, reminding us to live righteously and be prepared for His intervention at any time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/protection_for_the_righteous.htm">Protection for the Righteous</a></b><br>While the wicked may plot against the righteous, God is their defender. This assurance should encourage believers to remain steadfast in their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_arrows.htm">The Symbolism of Arrows</a></b><br>Arrows in this context symbolize the precision and inevitability of God's judgment. Believers should take comfort in knowing that God’s justice is both accurate and unavoidable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_64.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 64</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_both_loving_and_vengeful.htm">How can Psalm 64:7’s portrayal of God shooting enemies with arrows be reconciled with a God described as loving in other scriptures? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_divine_arrows_explain_job's_suffering.htm">In Job 6:4, how could divine arrows filled with poison be reconciled with any natural or historical cause of Job’s suffering? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_97_7_imply_polytheism.htm">Do references to 'all gods' (Psalm 97:7) suggest acknowledgment of multiple deities, contradicting strict monotheism elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_20_7_vs._god's_battle_commands.htm">Psalm 20:7 - Does this portrayal of military reliance contradict biblical accounts where God commands battle preparations?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/64.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7, 8) The meaning of these verses is clear. In the moment of their imagined success, their deeply-laid schemes just on the point of ripening, a sudden Divine retribution overtakes the wicked, and all their calumnies, invented with such cunning, fall back on their own heads. But the construction is most perplexing. The text presents a tangled maze of abrupt clauses, which, arranged according to the accents, run: <span class= "ital">And God shoots an arrow, sudden are their wounds, and they make it </span>(or <span class= "ital">him</span>)<span class= "ital"> fall on themselves their tongue. </span>The last clause seems to pronounce the law which obtains in Divine judgment. While God orders the retribution it is yet the recoil of their own evil on the guilty. In these cases,<p>"We still have judgment here, that we but teach<p>Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return<p>To plague the inventor; this evenhanded justice<p>Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice<p>To our own lips."<p>SHAKSPEARE: <span class= "ital">Macbeth.</span><p><span class= "bld">Flee away.</span>--The verb (<span class= "ital">n?dad</span>) properly means <span class= "ital">to flutter the wings like a bird </span>(<a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm" title="And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.">Isaiah 10:14</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/64.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But God shall shoot at them with an arrow.</span> But God <span class="accented">will</span> interpose. As they have shot with their arrows at the righteous (ver. 3), so with <span class="accented">his</span> arrow shall <span class="accented">God</span> shoot at <span class="accented">them</span>. <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Suddenly shall they be wounded.</span> The first word, "suddenly," may belong equally well either to the preceding or to the following clause. The result is all that is important. Not the righteous, but they themselves, shall receive the wound; literally, <span class="accented">their wound shall be</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/64-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹ֫הִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will shoot</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּרֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them with arrows;</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">suddenly</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּתְא֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(piṯ·’ō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6597.htm">Strong's 6597: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suddenness, suddenly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will be</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝י֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wounded.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכּוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 64:7 But God will shoot at them (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/64-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 64:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 64:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/64-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 64:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 64:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>