Psalm 64:4


To shoot from ambush at the blameless [one];
Suddenly they shoot at him, without fear.

Psalm 55:19


God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

1 Samuel 18:11

Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice.

1 Samuel 19:10

Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, so that Saul only stuck the spear into the wall. Then David fled and escaped that night.

2 Samuel 15:14

David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom! Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring disaster on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

Nehemiah 4:11

Our enemies said, “They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”

Psalm 10:8-9


He lurks in ambush in the villages;
In hiding places he kills the innocent;
He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].

Psalm 11:2


For look, the wicked are bending the bow;
They take aim with their arrow on the string
To shoot [by stealth] in darkness at the upright in heart.

Psalm 59:3-4


Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

Psalm 64:7


But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.

Habakkuk 3:14


With the enemy’s own spears, You pierced
The head of his hordes.
They stormed out to scatter us,
Rejoicing like those
Who secretly devour the oppressed [of Israel].

John 19:6

When the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify [Him]! Crucify [Him]!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”

1 Peter 2:22-23

He committed no sin, nor was deceit ever found in His mouth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

General references

Bible References

Shoot

Psalm 10:8

He lurks in ambush in the villages;
In hiding places he kills the innocent;
He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].
Nehemiah 4:11
Our enemies said, “They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”
Habakkuk 3:14

With the enemy’s own spears, You pierced
The head of his hordes.
They stormed out to scatter us,
Rejoicing like those
Who secretly devour the oppressed [of Israel].

The perfect

Psalm 59:3

Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.
John 19:6
When the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify [Him]! Crucify [Him]!” Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him [no crime, no cause for an accusation].”
1 Peter 2:22
He committed no sin, nor was deceit ever found in His mouth.

Suddenly

Psalm 64:7

But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.
1 Samuel 18:11
Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice.
1 Samuel 19:10
Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, so that Saul only stuck the spear into the wall. Then David fled and escaped that night.
2 Samuel 15:14
David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom! Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring disaster on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”

General references

Proverbs 24:2

For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.