Psalm 64:7

7 and God shall be enhanced. The arrows of little men, that is, (of) envious men, be made the wounds of them; (But God shall shoot his arrows at them; and then suddenly they shall be the ones who be wounded.)

Psalm 64:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 64:7

But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow
With one or other of his four judgments; famine, pestilence, sword, and wild beasts, ( Ezekiel 14:21 ) ; which he brings upon wicked men; and may be compared to arrows, as they are, ( Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 5:17 ) ( Psalms 91:5 Psalms 91:6 ) ( Deuteronomy 32:41 Deuteronomy 32:42 ) ; because they move swiftly. The judgment of wicked men lingereth not, though it may seem to do so; and because they often come suddenly and at an unawares, when men are crying Peace, peace; and because they are sharp and piercing, penetrate deep and stick fast, and wound and kill; they are not arrows of deliverance, unless to the Lord's people, who, by his judgments on the wicked, are delivered from them; but destroying ones, ( 2 Kings 13:17 ) ( Psalms 144:6 ) ; when God draws the bow and shoots, execution is done. This is said in opposition to what wicked men do, ( Psalms 64:3 Psalms 64:4 ) ; and in just retaliation; they shoot at the perfect, and God shoots at them;

suddenly shall they be wounded;
with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, with a deadly wound that shall never be healed; not with the arrow of God's word, but with the stroke of his hand; which comes suddenly, falls heavy, and makes the wound incurable.

Psalm 64:7 In-Context

5 they made steadfast to themselves a wicked word. They told, that they should hide snares; they said, Who shall see them? (for they encouraged each other in their evil plots. And they told one another to hide their snares; even though they also said, But who shall see them?)

6 They sought wickednesses; they sought, and failed (not) in seeking. A man nighed to [a] deep heart; (They sought out wickednesses; yea, they sought them out, and failed not in finding them, for their hearts be dark and deep.)

7 and God shall be enhanced. The arrows of little men, that is, (of) envious men, be made the wounds of them; (But God shall shoot his arrows at them; and then suddenly they shall be the ones who be wounded.)

8 and the tongues of them be made sick against them. All men be troubled, that saw them; (And their tongues, that is, their own evil words, shall be their own undoing. And all who see them shall shake their heads;)

9 and each man dreaded. And they told the works of God; and they understood the deeds of him. (and every person shall be afraid. And they shall tell about the works of God; for they shall understand his deeds, that is, why he hath done all this.)