For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Psalm 7:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) he has prepared his deadly weapons, making his arrows fiery shafts. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He has also prepared for him deadly weapons; He makes His arrows fiery shafts. American Standard Version (1901) He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; He maketh his arrows fiery shafts. Common English Bible God has deadly weapons in store for those who won’t change; he gets his flaming arrows ready! Catholic Public Domain Version Unless you will be converted, he will brandish his sword. He has extended his bow and made it ready. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. |
For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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;
Flash forth the lightning and scatter them, send out thy arrows and rout them!
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the peoples fall under you.
He has bent his bow like an enemy, with his right hand set like a foe; and he has slain all the pride of our eyes in the tent of the daughter of Zion; he has poured out his fury like fire.
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation at the light of thine arrows as they sped, at the flash of thy glittering spear.
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, for the salvation of thy anointed. Thou didst crush the head of the wicked, laying him bare from thigh to neck. Selah
if I whet my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries, and will requite those who hate me.
I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh— with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the long-haired heads of the enemy.’
since indeed God deems it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
For men have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is their due!”
they cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?”