¹³ He has made ready for him the instruments of death; he makes his arrows flames of fire.

⁵ Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.

⁶ For they made the blood of saints and prophets come out like a stream, and blood have you given them for drink; which is their right reward.

¹⁰ And they gave a great cry, saying, How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth?

⁶ For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

¹³ You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of the one on whom your holy oil was put; wounding the head of the family of the evil-doer, uncovering the base even to the neck. Selah.

¹¹ At the light of your arrows they went away, at the shining of your polished spear.

¹² With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

¹³ He has let loose his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.

⁶ With your storm-flames send them in flight: send out your arrows for their destruction.

⁷ But God sends out an arrow against them; suddenly they are wounded.

³ Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

¹⁴ He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

² See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

⁴ For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

⁴² I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.

²³ I will send a rain of troubles on them, my arrows will be showered on them.