Psalms 64:7 - Exposition

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow. But God will interpose. As they have shot with their arrows at the righteous ( Psalms 64:3 ), so with his arrow shall God shoot at them . Suddenly shall they be wounded. The first word, "suddenly," may belong equally well either to the preceding or to the following clause. The result is all that is important. Not the righteous, but they themselves, shall receive the wound; literally, their wound shall be .