Verse 2

For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:10 : 10 The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.
  • Ps 21:12 : 12 For you make them retreat when you aim your arrows at them.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
  • Jer 9:3 : 3 The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them The LORD says,“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
  • Acts 23:12-15 : 12 The Plot to Kill Paul When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said,“We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul. 15 So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
  • Ps 64:3-5 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”
  • Ps 64:10 : 10 The godly will rejoice in the LORD and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.
  • Ps 94:15 : 15 For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.
  • Ps 97:11 : 11 The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
  • Ps 125:4 : 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
  • Ps 32:11 : 11 Rejoice in the LORD and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 Saul said,“I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David,“Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.”
  • 1 Sam 23:9 : 9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, he told Abiathar the priest,“Bring the ephod!”
  • Ps 7:12 : 12 If a person does not repent, God will wield his sword. He has prepared to shoot his bow.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.