Psalm 37:14
Douay-Rheims
The wicked have drawn out the sword: they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
sword, and . . . bow--for any instruments of violence. slay--literally, "slaughter" (Sa1 25:11). poor and needy--God's people (Psa 10:17; Psa 12:5). The punishment of the wicked as drawn on themselves--often mentioned (compare Psa 7:15-16; Psa 35:8).
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1871 · Psalms 37:14 (Hebrew numbering)
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