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Psalms 64:7

But suddenly, God will shoot his arrows, and those wicked people will be hit.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Wicked (People);   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions of the Wicked, the;   Arrows;   Punishment of the Wicked, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Arrow;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gravel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Deep;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
But God will shoot them with an arrow;Suddenly they will be wounded.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the Lorde wyll sodenly shoote at them with a [swyft] arrowe: their plagues shalbe [apparaunt.]
Darby Translation
But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;
New King James Version
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.
Literal Translation
But God shall shoot an arrow at them; their wounds shall suddenly appear.
World English Bible
But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
King James Version (1611)
But God shall shoote at them: with an arrowe, sodenly shall they be wounded.
King James Version
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But God shall sodenly shute with an arowe, yt they shall be wounded.
THE MESSAGE
The God of the Arrow shoots! They double up in pain, Fall flat on their faces in full view of the grinning crowd.
Amplified Bible
But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
American Standard Version
But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
Bible in Basic English
But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.
Update Bible Version
But God will shoot at them; With an arrow they shall suddenly be wounded.
Webster's Bible Translation
But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
New English Translation
But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow.
Contemporary English Version
But God will shoot his arrows and quickly wound them.
Complete Jewish Bible
They search for ways to commit crimes, bringing their diligent search to completion when each of them has thought it through in the depth of his heart.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.
George Lamsa Translation
But God is great; suddenly he shall shoot at them with an arrow;
Hebrew Names Version
But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
They search out iniquities, they have accomplished a diligent search;
New Living Translation
But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.
New Life Bible
But God will shoot at them with an arrow. They will be hurt very soon.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and God shall be exalted, their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children,
English Revised Version
But God shall shoot at them; with an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.
Berean Standard Bible
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
New Revised Standard
But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Once let God have shot at them an arrow, Suddenly have appeared their own wounds!
Douay-Rheims Bible
(63-8) And God shall be exalted. The arrows of children are their wounds:
Lexham English Bible
But God will shoot them; with an arrow they will suddenly be wounded.
English Standard Version
But God shoots his arrow at them; they are wounded suddenly.
New American Standard Bible
But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly they will be wounded.
New Century Version
But God will shoot them with arrows; they will suddenly be struck down.
Good News Translation
But God shoots his arrows at them, and suddenly they are wounded.
Christian Standard Bible®
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and God schal be enhaunsid. The arowis of `litle men ben maad the woundis of hem;
Young's Literal Translation
And God doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,
Revised Standard Version
But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly.

Contextual Overview

7 But suddenly, God will shoot his arrows, and those wicked people will be hit. 8 He will use their own words against them, and they will be destroyed. Then everyone who sees them will shake their heads in amazement. 9 People will see what God has done. They will tell other people about him. Then everyone will learn more about God. They will learn to fear and respect him. 10 Good people are happy to serve the Lord . They depend on him to protect them. All those who want to do right will praise him!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: Psalms 7:12, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, Job 6:4, Lamentations 3:12, Lamentations 3:13

suddenly: Psalms 64:4, Psalms 73:19, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 29:1, Isaiah 30:13, Matthew 24:40, Matthew 24:50, Matthew 24:51, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:3

shall they be wounded: Heb. their wound shall be, 1 Kings 22:34, 1 Chronicles 10:3-7

Reciprocal: Psalms 21:12 - thou shalt Psalms 35:8 - Let destruction Psalms 36:12 - There Psalms 38:2 - thine Psalms 52:5 - God Psalms 58:7 - General Psalms 59:12 - For the Psalms 138:7 - thou shalt stretch Psalms 139:19 - Surely Psalms 141:10 - the wicked Proverbs 21:11 - the scorner

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow,.... With one or other of his four judgments; famine, pestilence, sword, and wild beasts, Ezekiel 14:21; which he brings upon wicked men; and may be compared to arrows, as they are, Ezekiel 5:16; because they move swiftly. The judgment of wicked men lingereth not, though it may seem to do so; and because they often come suddenly and at an unawares, when men are crying Peace, peace; and because they are sharp and piercing, penetrate deep and stick fast, and wound and kill; they are not arrows of deliverance, unless to the Lord's people, who, by his judgments on the wicked, are delivered from them; but destroying ones, 2 Kings 13:17; when God draws the bow and shoots, execution is done. This is said in opposition to what wicked men do, Psalms 64:3; and in just retaliation; they shoot at the perfect, and God shoots at them;

suddenly shall they be wounded; with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, with a deadly wound that shall never be healed; not with the arrow of God's word, but with the stroke of his hand; which comes suddenly, falls heavy, and makes the wound incurable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow - That is, Instead of their being able to carry out their purposes of shooting the arrows which they had prepared against others, God will shoot his arrows against them. The tables will be turned. They themselves will experience what they had intended to inflict on others. God will deal with them as they intended to deal with others. The sentiment here is substantially the same as in Psalms 7:15; see the notes at that passage. It is also in accordance with what we often find in the writings of David, when in the close of a psalm he expresses a confident expectation that the prayer which he had offered in the beginning would be heard, or rejoices in the assurance that he had been heard. The idea, also, is involved in this part of the psalm that God will deal with men as they purpose to deal with others; that is, according to their true character. Compare the notes at Psalms 18:25-26.

Suddenly shall they be wounded - Margin, their wound shall be. The Hebrew is, “Suddenly shall be their wounds.” The idea is, that the wounds in the case would be theirs; and would be inflicted suddenly. The blows which they thought to give to others would come on themselves, and this would occur at an unexpected moment.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 64:7. But God shall shoot at them with an arrow — They endeavour to trace me out, that they may shoot me; but God will shoot at them. This, if the Psalm refer to the times of David, seems to be prophetic of Saul's death. The archers pressed upon him, and sorely wounded him with their arrows. 1 Samuel 31:3.


 
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