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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Psalms 11:2
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For look, the wicked string bows;they put their arrows on bowstringsto shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
Like hunters, the wicked string their bows; they set their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from dark places at those who are honest.
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
For look, the wicked are bending the bow; They take aim with their arrow on the string To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.
"For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They have set their arrow on the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For loe, the wicked bende their bowe, and make readie their arrowes vpon the string, that they may secretly shoote at them, which are vpright in heart.
For, behold, the wicked bend the bow,They make ready their arrow upon the stringTo shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For behold, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
You tell me, "Watch out! Those evil people have put their arrows on their bows, and they are standing in the shadows, aiming at good people.
See how the wicked are drawing their bows and setting their arrows on the string, to shoot from the shadows at honest men.
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
Like hunters, the wicked hide in the dark. They get their bows ready and aim their arrows. They shoot at good, honest people.
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.
because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows to shoot from the shadows at good people.
For look: The wicked string the bow. They have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright of heart.
For behold! The wicked will tread the bow; they fixed their arrow on the string, in order to shoot with it at the upright of heart in the dark.
For lo, the vngodly haue bet their bowe, and made redy their arowes in the quyuer: that they maye priuely shute at them, which are true of herte.
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have made ready their arrow upon the string,
For loe, the wicked bende their bow, they make ready their arrow vpon the string: that they may priuily shoote at the vpright in heart.
For lo, the vngodly haue bende their bowe: and nocked their arrowes with the string, redy to shoote priuily at them whiche are vpright in heart.
For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot privily at the upright in heart.
For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For lo! synneris han bent a bouwe; thei han maad redi her arowis in an arowe caas; `for to schete in derknesse riytful men in herte.
For, look, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;
For lo, the wicked bend [their] bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.
The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right.
For look, the sinful raise their bow. They make their arrow ready on the string to shoot in the dark against the pure in heart.
for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart.
(10-3) For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.
for lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;
For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lo: Psalms 10:2, Psalms 37:14, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 64:4, Jeremiah 9:3
make: Psalms 21:12
that: Psalms 10:8, Psalms 10:9, Psalms 64:5, Psalms 142:3, 1 Samuel 18:21, 1 Samuel 23:9, Matthew 26:4, Acts 23:12-15
privily: Heb. in darkness
the upright: Psalms 7:10, Psalms 32:11, Psalms 64:10, Psalms 94:15, Psalms 97:11, Psalms 125:4
Reciprocal: Numbers 35:20 - by laying Nehemiah 4:10 - The strength Nehemiah 6:11 - Should such Psalms 7:13 - ordaineth Psalms 26:10 - In Daniel 6:10 - as he Luke 13:31 - Get Acts 24:1 - informed
Cross-References
So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
For this cause, was the name thereof called Babel; because there, did Yahweh confuse the speech of all the earth, - and, from thence, did Yahweh scatter them abroad, over the face of all the earth.
And Lot chose for himself all the circuit of the Jordan, so Lot brake up eastwards, - and they separated themselves, each man from his brother:
And it came to pass, in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, - Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goim,
And it shall come to pass in that day, That My Lord will again a second time set his hand, to possess himself of the remnant of his people, - who shall be left - from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Ethiopia and from Elam and from Shinar and from Hamath and from the Coastlands of the sea;
and the Lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and a part of the vessels of the house of God, and he brought them into the land of Shinar, into the house of his gods, - and, the vessels, brought he into the treasure-house of his gods.
And he said unto me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar, - so shall it be ready, and they shall settle it there, upon its own base?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For, lo, the wicked bend [their] bow,.... Are devising mischief, and making preparations to accomplish it;
they make ready their arrow upon the string; of the bow, and are just about to execute their wicked designs;
that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart; such as David, and those that were with him, were; they were men whose hearts were upright before God, and were of upright conversations before men, and so became the butt of the malice and resentment of wicked men; against these they formed evil purposes, delivered out bitter words, which were like sharp arrows of the mighty; threatened them with ruin and destruction, and took methods to bring about their designs and make good their words, in the most private and secret manner. Hence some of David's friends thought it most advisable for him to make his escape; adding,
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow - These are to he regarded as the words of the persons referred to in the previous verse, who had advised the persecuted psalmist to flee to the mountains. In this verse reasons are suggested for that advice. The reasons are, that the enemy was preparing for an attack, and that at an unexpected moment the attack would be made unless he should effect his escape. Apprised of the danger, he might now make good his escape, and avoid the peril which was impending. The common weapon in war, as in hunting, was the bow and arrow. The process of preparing for the use of the bow consisted in bending it, and properly adjusting the arrow. The Hebrew word used here is “tread;” “the wicked tread upon the bow;” that is, with a view to bend it. The bow was made of steel, or strong wood, or pieces of ivory framed together, and it often required great strength - beyond the strength of the arm - to bend it so as to adjust the string. Hence, the “foot” was placed upon the center, and the two ends drawn near to each other.
They make ready their arrow upon the string - Hebrew, “they fit or fix the arrow upon the string.” That is, they place the end of the arrow in the proper place upon the string of the bow.
That they may privily shoot at the upright in heart - Margin, as in the Hebrew, “in darkness.” That is, that they may do it secretly or treacherously. They do not intend to do it in open day, or (as we should say) “in a fair fight;” but they mean to do it when their victim is not aware of their design. The phrase, “the upright in heart,” may either denote their own conviction that those whom they designed so to attack were upright in heart - thus knowing that they were innocent; or it may be a statement of the advisers in the case, that those whom they counseled were thus upright - a statement on their part that the attack was made on the righteous. The latter is probably the true construction.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 11:2. For, lo, the wicked bend their bow — Perhaps these are more of the words of his advisers: Every thing is ready for thy destruction: the arrow that is to pierce thy heart is already set on the bow-string; and the person who hopes to despatch thee is concealed in ambush.
