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Psalm 64:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 64:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 They plot evil schemes
and devise shrewd plots;
the thoughts of their hearts[a] are hidden.
8 [b]However, God will shoot his arrows at them,[c]
and they will suddenly be struck down.
9 Their own tongues will bring them down,
and all who see them will wag their heads.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:7 Hearts: see note on Ps 4:8. Hidden: literally, “deep” (see Prov 18:4; 20:5).
- Psalm 64:8 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35.
- Psalm 64:8 God will turn on the wicked the harm they wanted to do to the psalmist, as demanded by the law of talion (see Pss 7:13f; 9:16f; 35:7f; 37:15; 59:13f; 140:10). He will shoot his arrows at them (see Ps 38:3; Deut 32:42). The shame they had intended to bring upon the godly will fall back upon themselves (see Pss 22:8; 52:7-9; 59:11; Jer 48:26).
- Psalm 64:9 Wag their heads: a common gesture of ridicule (see Pss 22:8; 44:15; 109:25; Jer 48:27).
