Psalms 7:13
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
- KJV
- He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
- WEB
- He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
- ASV
- He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery [shafts].
- DARBY
- And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning.
- BLB
- And for Himself He has prepared instruments of death; His arrows He makes into fiery shafts.
- ÅB
- Han legger dødelige våpen til rette imot ham,
og gjør klar de brennende pilene. - OTB
- Han har også forberedt sine dødelige våpen;
Han gjør sine piler til brennende skaft. - B1930
- og legger drepende våben til rette imot ham; sine piler gjør han brennende.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 1:6
After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
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You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah
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And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
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For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
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But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
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He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Read in contextPsalms 45:5
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:11
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
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