Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Saints grieve to meet with, in their intercourse with the world
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
How miserable I am! For I have lived temporarily in Meshech; I have resided among the tents of Kedar. For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.
and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men, (for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)
Arrow » Figurative
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God's sudden terrors are arrayed against me.
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.
I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh -- the blood of the slaughtered and captured, the chief of the enemy's leaders!'"
For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
Your arrows are sharp and penetrate the hearts of the king's enemies. Nations fall at your feet.
You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,
Here's how! With the sharp arrows of warriors, with arrowheads forged over the hot coals.
Hurl lightning bolts and scatter them! Shoot your arrows and rout them!
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow. (He) He shot his arrows into my heart.
I will shoot against them deadly, destructive arrows of famine, which I will shoot to destroy you. I will prolong a famine on you and will remove the bread supply.
The sun and moon stand still in their courses; the flash of your arrows drives them away, the bright light of your lightning-quick spear.
Enemy » The wickedness of david's
Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!
All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.
For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. read more.
They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
A song of ascents. "Since my youth they have often attacked me," let Israel say. "Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me. The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long.
Spears » Illustrative of the bitterness of the wicked
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Swords » Figurative » Of the malicious tongue
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, so is the one who testifies against his neighbor as a false witness.
Swords » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Swords » Described as » Sharp
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.