Psalms 64:8

"But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow."

Key Reflection

In Psalms 64:8, the verse speaks of divine retribution against those who plot evil. The imagery of "God shooting arrows" at these individuals reflects a reversal of their plans; rather than successfully harming others, they themselves fall victim to divine judgment, experiencing sudden and unexpected harm. This poetic justice underscores God’s power to thwart the wicked and ensure that their own schemes ultimately lead to their downfall.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves -InPsalms 64:3, their tongue is represented as a sword; and here, keeping up the figure, the tongue, as a sword, is represented as falling on them, or as inflicting the wound on themselves which they had intended to inflict on others. This might be rendered, “And they have cast him down; upon them is their own tongue;” or, “Upon them their own tongue has come.” That is, someone would cast them down, and they would fall as if smitten by their own tongue like a sword. It is not said who would do this, but the most natural interpretation is that it would be done by God.

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