Psalm 64:7 “But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.”

Psalm 64:7

But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

World English Bible

But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

American Standard Version

But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded.

Geneva Bible 1599

But God will shoote an arrowe at them suddenly: their strokes shalbe at once.

Darby Translation

But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

Young's Literal Translation

And God doth shoot them [with] an arrow, Sudden have been their wounds,

Bible in Basic English

But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

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Cross references

“God”

Psalm 18:14 Deuteronomy 32:23 Deuteronomy 32:42 Job 6:4 Psalm 7:12 Psalm 7:13

Psalm 18:14 · BSB

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

Deuteronomy 32:23 · BSB

I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.

Deuteronomy 32:42 · BSB

I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Job 6:4 · BSB

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Psalm 7:12 · BSB

If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

Psalm 7:13 · BSB

He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

“suddenly”

Proverbs 6:15 Psalm 73:19 Proverbs 29:1 Isaiah 30:13 Matthew 24:40 Psalm 64:4

Proverbs 6:15 · BSB

Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

Psalm 73:19 · BSB

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Proverbs 29:1 · BSB

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

Isaiah 30:13 · BSB

this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly— in an instant!

Matthew 24:40 · BSB

Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.

Psalm 64:4 · BSB

ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

“shall they be wounded”

1 Chronicles 10:3–7 1 Kings 22:34

1 Chronicles 10:3–7 · BSB

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

1 Kings 22:34 · BSB

However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am b…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

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