Psalms 11:2
What does Psalms 11:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 11:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000For, 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;
KJV
King James Version · 1611For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901For, 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;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 21:12
For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
- Acts 23:12
And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
- 1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
- Psalms 7:12
If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready;
- Psalms 64:10
The righteous shall be glad in Jehovah, and shall take refuge in him; And all the upright in heart shall glory.
- Psalms 10:8
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 helpless.
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