God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par
Psalm 7:13 - Easy To Read Version God is prepared to punish bad people. {\cf2\super [38]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
God All-Powerful’s arrows are in me.\par My spirit feels the poison\par from those arrows!\par God’s terrible weapons are lined up\par against me.\par
\{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
Lord, send the lightning\par and make my enemies run away.\par Shoot your “arrows”\par and make them run away.\par
The Lord shot his arrows {\cf2\super [102]} \par and scattered the enemy.\par The Lord sent many bolts of lightning\par and the people scattered in confusion.\par
Your arrows are sharp,\par deep in the heart of your enemies,\par people will fall to the ground\par in front of you.\par
They have told many bad lies about me.\par Their tongues are like sharp swords,\par their bitter words like arrows.\par
But God can shoot his “arrows” too!\par And before they know it,\par the evil people are wounded.\par
The Lord bent his bow like an enemy.\par He held his sword in his right hand.\par He killed all the good looking men of Judah.\par The Lord killed them\par as if he were the enemy.\par The Lord poured out his anger.\par He poured it out on the tents of Zion.\par
The sun and the moon lost their brightness.\par They stopped shining when they saw\par your bright flashes of lightning.\par That lightning was like spears and arrows\par shooting through the air.\par
You came to save your people.\par You came to lead your chosen king {\cf2\super [18]} \par to victory.\par You killed the leader in every evil family,\par from the least important person\par to the most important in the land. {\cf2\super [19]} \par SELAH {\cf2\super [20]} \par
“‘I will bring troubles to the Israelites. I will shoot all my arrows at them.
I swear (promise), I will sharpen my flashing sword. I will use it to punish my enemies. I will give them the punishment they deserve.
My enemies will be killed and taken as prisoners. My arrows will be covered with their blood. My sword will cut off the heads of their soldiers.’
God will do what is right. He will give trouble to those people who trouble you.
The people have spilled the blood\par of your holy people {\cf2\super [118]} \par and your prophets. {\cf2\super [119]} \par Now you have given those people\par blood to drink.\par This is what they deserve.”\par
These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?”