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64:3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword ; they aim their arrow , a slanderous charge , 64:4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places . They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation. 64:5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed . They plan how to hide snares , and boast , “Who will see them?” 64:6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot . Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered . 64:7 But God will shoot at them; suddenly they will be wounded by an arrow . 64:8 Their slander will bring about their demise . All who see them will shudder , 64:9 and all people will fear . They will proclaim what God has done , and reflect on his deeds . 64:10 The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast .

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  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. It is likely that he wrote these four as well even though they do not bear his name. In Book 2 the titles identify David as the write...
  • 59:6-7 The psalmist compared his enemies to wild dogs that gain courage with the cover of night to threaten arrogantly and attack. Their offensive weapons included their words that were similar to swords in their destructive ...
  • 64:3-4 David's enemies were attacking him verbally. They were using their words as weapons to injure him (cf. 55:21; 57:4; 59:7).64:5-6 Evidently David's foes were conspiring against him with a careful plan designed to humili...
  • 64:7-8a David's enemies had assailed him with words that they used as deadly arrows, but God would shoot them with His arrow of judgment. With it God would make them fall in battle. The NASB is a bit misleading in verse 8. Th...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...
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