Psalms 7:12
10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
- KJV
- If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
- WEB
- If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
- ASV
- If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
- DARBY
- If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
- BLB
- If one shall not turn back, [then] He sharpens His sword; He has bent His bow and prepared [it].
- ÅB
- Dersom overtrederen ikke vender om, så kvesser Gud sverdet,
spenner buen sin og gjør den klar. - OTB
- Hvis man ikke omvender seg, vil han skjerpe sitt sverd;
Han har spent sin bue og gjort den klar. - B1930
- Dersom han ikke vender om, så hvesser han sitt sverd, spenner sin bue og gjør den ferdig / < den ugudelige.> / < Gud.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Read in contextMatthew 3:10
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:6–7
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:41
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Read in contextPsalms 85:4
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:30
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:5
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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