Psalm 11:2
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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.For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
In other translations
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.For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009הָרְשָׁעִיםharesha'imthe wickedH7563יִדְרְכוּןyidrekhunthey bend !H1869קֶשֶׁתkesheta bowH7198כּוֹנְנוּkonuthey have preparedH3559חִצָּםchitzamarrow theirH2671עַל־'al-onH5921יֶתֶרyeter[the] stringH3499לִירוֹתlirotto shootH3384בְּמוֹ־bemov-inH1119אֹפֶל'ofeldarknessH652לְיִשְׁרֵי־leyishrei-to [people] upright ofH3477לֵב׃levheartH3820
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
- Psalm 64:3-53 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, 4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. 5 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
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- Psalm 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
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- 1 Samuel 23:9And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”
- Psalm 7:12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
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