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Psalms 64:7-10

Hidden Arrows, Exposed Schemes, and Refuge in the Righteous Judge

plea for preservation from dread -> exposure of secret verbal violence -> description of hardened conspiratorial planning -> sudden divine reversal -> public fear and reflection -> righteous joy and refuge in the LORD

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.

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

9Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

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Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 138:7Classic cross-references Proverbs 6:15Classic cross-references Psalms 55:15Classic cross-references Psalms 7:12Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:2Classic cross-references

Original words

But Godאֱלֹ֫הִ֥יםH430Noun - masculine pluralwill shoot themוַיֹּרֵ֗םH3384Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralwith arrowsחֵ֥ץH2671Noun - masculine singularsuddenlyפִּתְא֑וֹםH6597Adverbthey will beהָ֝י֗וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralwoundedמַכּוֹתָֽם׃H4347Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 109:27Classic cross-references Proverbs 18:7Classic cross-references Proverbs 12:13Classic cross-references Psalms 140:9Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:16Classic cross-references

Original words

They will be made to stumbleוַיַּכְשִׁיל֣וּהוּH3782Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singulartheir own tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םH3956Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluralturned against themעָלֵ֣ימוֹH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralAllכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho seeרֹ֥אֵהH7200Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructwill shake their headsיִ֝תְנֹדֲד֗וּH5074Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 9

Cross-references

Psalms 58:11Classic cross-references Numbers 23:23Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:10Classic cross-references Exodus 9:16Classic cross-references Psalms 107:43Classic cross-references

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Then allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmankindאָ֫דָ֥םH120Noun - masculine singularwill fearוַיִּֽירְא֗וּH3372Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland proclaimוַ֭יַּגִּידוּH5046Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe workפֹּ֥עַלH6467Noun - masculine singular constructof Godאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralso they will ponderהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃H7919Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralwhat He has doneוּֽמַעֲשֵׂ֥הוּH4639Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Psalms 32:11Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:30Classic cross-references Psalms 112:7Classic cross-references Psalms 40:3Classic cross-references Psalms 68:3Classic cross-references

Original words

Let the righteousצַדִּ֣יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֬חH8055Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the LORDבַּ֭יהוָהH3068Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand take refugeוְחָ֣סָהH2620Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularin Himב֑וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularlet allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe uprightיִשְׁרֵי־H3477Adjective - masculine plural constructin heartלֵֽב׃H3820Noun - masculine singularexultוְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּH1984Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural

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