“The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.”
The psalmist describes how the wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy. The imagery of weapons suggests active and violent assault against the vulnerable. This verse acknowledges the reality of the wicked's violence against the righteous.
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