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Psalm 11:2

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2For, lo, cthe wicked bend their bow,

dThey make ready their arrow upon the string,

That they may †privily shoot at ethe upright in heart.

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Footnotes

  1. cSee Ps. 7:12. So Ps. 64:4.
  2. †Heb. in darkness. Job 3:6, &c.
  3. eSee Ps. 7:10.

Cross references

  1. dPs. 7:12. & 21:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

for behold, the wicked bend the bow;

they have fitted their arrow to the string

to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For look, the wicked bend their bows;

they set their arrows against the strings

to shoot from the shadows

at the upright in heart.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For look, the wicked string bows;

they put their arrows on bowstrings

to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked are stringing their bows

and fitting their arrows on the bowstrings.

They shoot from the shadows

at those whose hearts are right.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For look: The wicked string the bow.

They have fitted their arrow to the string,

to shoot from the darkness

at the upright of heart.