Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. New Living Translation The wicked are stringing their bows and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings. They shoot from the shadows at those whose hearts are right. English Standard Version for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; Berean Standard Bible For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. King James Bible 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. New King James Version For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. New American Standard Bible “For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They have set their arrow on the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. NASB 1995 For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. NASB 1977 For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Legacy Standard Bible For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, They make ready their arrow upon the string To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Amplified Bible For look, the wicked are bending the bow; They take aim with their arrow on the string To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart. Christian Standard Bible For look, the wicked string bows; they put their arrows on bowstrings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible For look, the wicked string the bow; they put the arrow on the bowstring to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. American Standard Version 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; Contemporary English Version You tell me, "Watch out! Those evil people have put their arrows on their bows, and they are standing in the shadows, aiming at good people. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wicked people bend their bows. They set their arrows against the strings to shoot in the dark at people whose motives are decent. Good News Translation because the wicked have drawn their bows and aimed their arrows to shoot from the shadows at good people. International Standard Version Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart. Majority Standard Bible For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. NET Bible For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright. New Heart English Bible For, look, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor behold, the wicked bend a bow, "" They have prepared their arrow on the string, "" To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Young's Literal Translation For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Smith's Literal Translation For behold, the unjust will bend the bow, they prepared their arrow upon the cord, they will shoot in darkness the upright of heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver; to shoot in the dark the upright of heart. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible See how the wicked string their bows, fit their arrows to the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright of heart. New Revised Standard Version for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor, lo, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because, behold, sinners have drawn the bow and readied their arrows upon the string to shoot in thick darkness at the upright hearts OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, They have made ready their arrow upon the string, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot privily at the upright in heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context In the LORD I Take Refuge1For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain! 2For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. 3If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”… Cross References Proverbs 1:11-12 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. Jeremiah 9:8 Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him. Psalm 37:14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. Psalm 64:3-4 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, / ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. Proverbs 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, Isaiah 32:7 The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. Lamentations 3:34-36 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve. Psalm 10:8-9 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. / He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. Psalm 64:2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, Psalm 140:3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah Matthew 23:34 Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. Luke 11:53-54 As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things, / waiting to catch Him in something He might say. John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. Acts 23:12-15 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ... Romans 3:13-14 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” Treasury of Scripture For, see, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may privately shoot at the upright in heart. For, lo Psalm 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. Psalm 37:14 The 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. Psalm 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: make Psalm 21:12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. that Psalm 10:8,9 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor… Psalm 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? Psalm 142:3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. privily. Psalm 7:10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Psalm 64:10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. Jump to Previous Arrow Arrows Bend Bent Bow Bows Cord Dark Darkness Evil-Doers Fitted Heart Prepared Privily Ready Shadows Shoot String Strings Tread Upright WickedJump to Next Arrow Arrows Bend Bent Bow Bows Cord Dark Darkness Evil-Doers Fitted Heart Prepared Privily Ready Shadows Shoot String Strings Tread Upright WickedPsalm 11 1. David encourages himself in God against his enemies4. The providence and justice of God For behold The phrase "For behold" serves as a call to attention, urging the reader to observe the situation with seriousness and urgency. In Hebrew, the word often translated as "behold" is "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which is used to draw attention to something significant or to introduce a new development. This phrase sets the stage for the unfolding drama, emphasizing the immediacy and reality of the threat posed by the wicked. It is a reminder to the faithful to remain vigilant and aware of the spiritual battles that surround them. the wicked bend their bows they set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction behold, הִנֵּ֪ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! the wicked הָרְשָׁעִ֡ים (hā·rə·šā·‘îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person bend יִדְרְכ֬וּן (yiḏ·rə·ḵūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow [their] bows; קֶ֗שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris they set כּוֹנְנ֣וּ (kō·wn·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3559: To be erect their arrow חִצָּ֣ם (ḥiṣ·ṣām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the string יֶ֑תֶר (ye·ṯer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope to shoot לִיר֥וֹת (lî·rō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach from בְּמוֹ־ (bə·mōw-) Preposition Strong's 1119: In, with, by the shadows אֹ֝֗פֶל (’ō·p̄el) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 652: Darkness, gloom at the upright לְיִשְׁרֵי־ (lə·yiš·rê-) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 3477: Straight, right in heart. לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Psalm 11:2 NIVPsalm 11:2 NLT Psalm 11:2 ESV Psalm 11:2 NASB Psalm 11:2 KJV Psalm 11:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 11:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 11:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 11:2 French Bible Psalm 11:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 11:2 For behold the wicked bend their bows (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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