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.
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Gill's Exposition
Their sword shall enter into their own heart,.... As Saul's did into his, Sa1 31:4;
and their bows shall be broken; the meaning is, that their efforts shall be fruitless, and their attempts in vain;…
Barnes' Notes
The wicked have drawn out the sword - That is, they have prepared themselves with a full purpose to destroy the righteous. And have bent their bow - literally, “have trodden the bow,” in allusion to…
In these verses we have,
I. The foregoing precepts inculcated; for we are so apt to disquiet ourselves with needless fruitless discontents and distrusts that it is necessary there should be precept…
Stanza of Cheth. The machinations of the wicked recoil upon themselves. Cp. Psa 7:15 ff.; Psa 9:15 ff.
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