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God is bringing them[a] out of Egypt
    with the strength of an ox.
He’ll devour enemy nations,
    break their bones,
        and impale them with arrows.

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  1. Numbers 24:8 Lit. him; i.e. national Israel personified as an individual

23 I’ll bury them in misfortunes
    and bring them to an end with my arrows.

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42 I’ll make my arrows drunk with blood.
    My sword will devour flesh,
        along with the blood of the slain,
    and I’ll take their enemy leaders captive.’

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“The arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;
    my spirit absorbs[a] their poison;[b]
        God’s terrors have been arranged just for me!

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  1. Job 6:4 Lit. drinks
  2. Job 6:4 Lit. heat

Look, the wicked have bent their bow
    and placed their arrow[a] on the string,[b]
        to shoot from the darkness[c] at the upright in heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs; DSS 4QCatena A LXX read arrows
  2. Psalm 11:2 So MT; LXX reads arrows for the quiver
  3. Psalm 11:2 So MT DSS; LXX reads shoot on a moonless night

12 Indeed, you will make them retreat,[a]
    when you aim your bow[b] at their faces.

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  1. Psalm 21:12 Lit. will turn the shoulder
  2. Psalm 21:12 Lit. when your bow string is ready