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Psalms 45:5

3 Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

4 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

6 Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
KJV
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
WEB
Your arrows are sharp. The nations fall under you, with arrows in the heart of the king’s enemies.
ASV
Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; [They are] in the heart of the king`s enemies.
DARBY
Thine arrows are sharp peoples fall under thee in the heart of the king's enemies.
BLB
Your arrows [are] sharp—the peoples fall under you—in the heart of the enemies of the king.
ÅB
Dine piler er hvesset - folkeferd faller under deg - de trenger inn i hjertet på kongens fiender.
OTB
Dine piler er skarpe;
Folkene faller under deg;
Dine piler trenger inn i hjertet på kongens fiender.
B1930
Dine piler er hvesset - folkeferd faller under dig - de trenger inn i hjertet på kongens fiender.

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