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Psalm 64

Psa. 64:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
shall shoot
yarah (Hebrew #3384)
{yaw-raw'}; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
KJV usage: (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
Pronounce: yaw-raw'
Origin: or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara
at them with an arrow
chets (Hebrew #2671)
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by interchange for 6086) the shaft of a spear
KJV usage: + archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Pronounce: khayts
Origin: from 2686
; suddenly
pith'owm (Hebrew #6597)
from 6621; instantly
KJV usage: straightway, sudden(-ly).
Pronounce: pith-ome'
Origin: or pith.om {pith-ome'}
χshall they be wounded
makkah (Hebrew #4347)
(plural only) from 5221; a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence
KJV usage: beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, X sore, stripe, stroke, wound((-ed)).
Pronounce: mak-kaw'
Origin: or (masculine) makkeh {muk-keh'}
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their wound shall be.

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Psa. 7:12‑13• 12If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
 13And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. (Psa. 7:12‑13)
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Psa. 18:14• 14And he sent his arrows, and scattered mine enemies; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them. (Psa. 18:14)
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Deut. 32:23,42• 23I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them.
 42Mine arrows will I make drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; I will make them drunk with the blood of the slain and of the captives, With the head of the princes of the enemy. (Deut. 32:23,42)
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Job 6:4• 4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of +God are arrayed against me. (Job 6:4)
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Lam. 3:12‑13• 12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
 13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. (Lam. 3:12‑13)
suddenly.
Psa. 64:4• 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. (Psa. 64:4)
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Psa. 73:19• 19How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors. (Psa. 73:19)
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Prov. 6:15• 15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly: in a moment shall he be broken, and without remedy. (Prov. 6:15)
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Prov. 29:1• 1He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy. (Prov. 29:1)
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Isa. 30:13• 13therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a towering wall, whose breaking shall come suddenly in an instant. (Isa. 30:13)
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Matt. 24:40,50‑51• 40Then two shall be in the field, one is taken and one is left;
 50the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of,
 51and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 24:40,50‑51)
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1 Thess. 5:2‑3• 2for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief by night.
 3When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape. (1 Thess. 5:2‑3)
shall they be wounded.
Heb. their wound shall be.
1 Kings 22:34• 34And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded. (1 Kings 22:34)
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1 Chron. 10:3‑7• 3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.
 4Then said Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armour-bearer would not; for he was much afraid. So Saul took the sword and fell on it.
 5And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
 6So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
 7And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. (1 Chron. 10:3‑7)
• It may be that the trial is not complete for us, but in all events, when God intervenes, it will be the perfect time for us. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• Nevertheless, acting without fear (vs. 4), and thinking that none can see their snares, they forget God to whom all is open, and who can read “the inward thought of every one of them,” however deeply hidden in the heart. The God to whom all is known, will bring upon them retributive judgment. The arrow they had used against others, will strike them. (“Psalms 64” by H. Smith)
• In answer to their many prayers, at last God suddenly intervenes (the appearing of Christ) to judge their adversaries and deliver them (vs. 7-8 JND Translation). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;