Psalm 11:2

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Cross-reference

Psalm 7:10 Parallel

Psalm 7:10 declares God saves the upright in heart—the same group targeted here, showing divine protection against such plots.

Psalm 10:2 Parallel

Psalm 10:2 describes the wicked pursuing the poor, paralleling the wicked bending bows against the upright in Psalm 11:2.

Psalm 10:8 Parallel

Psalm 10:8 describes the wicked lurking in secret to murder the innocent, paralleling the hidden arrow attack.

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

Psalm 10:9 continues the ambush imagery with a lion lying in wait, similar to the hidden arrow attack.

Psalm 21:12 Contrast

Psalm 21:12 reverses the image — here God prepares arrows against the wicked, contrasting with the wicked's attack on the righteous.

Psalm 37:14 Parallel

Psalm 37:14 explicitly mentions the wicked bending bows to slay the upright — a direct parallel to the imagery in Psalm 11:2.

Psalm 64:4 Parallel

Psalm 64:4 uses the same bow-and-arrow imagery for secret attacks — here the arrows are bitter words, paralleling the physical arrows.

Psalm 64:5 Parallel

Psalm 64:5 describes the wicked conspiring secretly to lay snares, matching the hidden attack in Psalm 11:2.

Psalm 142:3 Parallel

Psalm 142:3 mentions a secret snare laid by enemies, similar to the hidden arrow attack.

Psalm 7:13 Contrast

Psalm 7:13 shows God also prepares arrows — but as judgment against the wicked, contrasting their hidden attacks.

Psalm 64:3 Parallel

Psalm 64:3 uses weapon imagery (tongues like swords, arrows) for the wicked's attacks, similar to the literal arrows in Psalm 11:2.

Acts 23:12–15 Historical context

In Acts 23:12-15, a similar conspiracy unfolds: Jews plot to ambush and kill Paul, mirroring the wicked's secret attack on the upright.

Matthew 26:4 describes the chief priests plotting to take Jesus by subtlety, echoing the secret attack motif.

Jeremiah 9:3 uses the same 'bend their tongue like a bow' metaphor for deceitful speech, echoing the hidden attack imagery.

1 Samuel 23:9 Historical context

1 Samuel 23:9 mentions Saul secretly practicing mischief against David, a direct historical parallel to the hidden attack.

Numbers 35:20 describes murder by lying in wait—a direct parallel to the wicked's ambush of the upright here.

1 Samuel 18:21 Historical context

1 Samuel 18:21 shows Saul plotting to use Michal as a snare against David, a specific instance of the hidden attack theme.