Psalm 11:2 - Easy To Read Version

² \{Bad people are like a hunter\}\par They hide in the dark.\par They pull back on the bowstring.\par They aim their arrows\par and shoot straight into the hearts\par of good, honest people.\par

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart.

American Standard Version (1901)

² For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart;

Common English Bible

² because the wicked have already bent their bows; they’ve already strung their arrows; they are ready to secretly shoot those whose heart is right”?

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Save me, O Lord, because holiness has passed away, because truths have been diminished, before the sons of men.

Psalm 11:2 Cross References

Psalm 10:2

Proud and wicked people make evil plans.\par And they hurt poor people.\par

Psalm 125:4

Lord, be good to good people.\par Be good to people who have pure hearts.\par

Psalm 142:3

My enemies have set a trap for me.\par I am ready to give up.\par But the Lord knows what is happening to me.\par

Psalm 21:12

Lord, you made those people your slaves.\par You tied them together with ropes.\par You put ropes around their necks.\par You made them bow down like slaves.\par

Psalm 32:11

Good people, rejoice\par and be very happy in the Lord.\par All you people with pure hearts, rejoice!\par

Psalm 37:14

Bad people get their swords\par and aim their bows.\par They want to kill poor, helpless people.\par They want to kill good, honest people.\par

Psalm 64:10

A good person is happy \{to serve\} the Lord.\par He depends on God.\par And when good honest people\par \{see what happens\},\par they praise the Lord!\par

Psalm 7:10

God helps people with honest hearts.\par So God will protect me.\par

Psalm 7:12

If God makes a decision,\par he does not change his mind.\par

Psalm 94:15

Justice will return,\par and it will bring fairness.\par And then there will be good, honest people.\par

Psalm 97:11

Light and happiness shine on good people.\par

Jeremiah 9:3

“Those people use their tongues like a bow;\par lies fly from their mouths like arrows.\par Lies, not truth, have grown strong in this land.\par Those people go from one sin to another.\par They don’t know me.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Matthew 26:4

In the meeting, they tried to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. They planned to arrest Jesus and kill him.

1 Samuel 18:21

Saul thought, “I will use Michal to trap David. I will let Michal marry David. And then I will let the Philistines kill him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You can marry my daughter today.”

1 Samuel 23:9

David learned that Saul was making plans against him. David then said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.” [191]