Psalms 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”

Psalms 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“If a man doesn’t repent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.”

Psalms 7:12 — World English Bible

Psalms 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready; ”

Psalms 7:12 — American Standard Version

Psalms 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“If <FI>one<Fi> turn not, His sword he sharpeneth, His bow he hath trodden--He prepareth it,”

Psalms 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready, ”

Psalms 7:12 — Darby Translation

Psalms 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Except he turne, he hath whet his sword: he hath bent his bowe and made it readie.”

Psalms 7:12 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 7:12 in Context — Psalms 7

10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

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What Does Psalms 7:12 Mean?

Psalms 7:12 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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