Psalm 64:4

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Cross-references

Psalm 64:7 Parallel

Psalm 64:7 shows God shooting arrows at the enemies — a direct reversal within the same psalm of the enemies' arrows here.

Psalm 10:8 Parallel

Psalm 10:8 describes ambush and murder of the innocent, matching the ambush imagery of Psalm 64:4.

Psalm 11:2 Parallel

In Psalm 11:2, the wicked bend their bow to shoot at the upright—almost identical imagery of ambush with arrows.

Psalm 35:20 Related theme

In Psalm 35:20, enemies devise deceitful words against the peaceful—a direct parallel to the bitter words shot from ambush.

Psalm 109:2 Related theme

In Psalm 109:2, wicked and deceitful mouths speak against the psalmist—a clear parallel to the tongue-arrows here.

Psalm 140:3 Parallel

In Psalm 140:3, tongues are sharp as serpents' venom—very similar to whetting tongues like swords and shooting bitter words.

Psalm 10:9 Parallel

Psalm 10:9 uses the same ambush imagery — lurking to seize the poor secretly, mirroring the hidden attacks here.

Psalm 31:18 Related theme

In Psalm 31:18, lying lips speak insolently against the righteous—a parallel theme of verbal attack, though without the arrow metaphor.

Psalm 59:3 Parallel

Psalm 59:3 also speaks of enemies lying in wait for the psalmist's life — a parallel lament about hidden attacks.

Psalm 59:4 Parallel

Psalm 59:4 continues the same context: enemies run to attack without cause, echoing the unjust ambush here.

Jeremiah 9:3 explicitly uses the tongue as a bow shooting lies, directly paralleling the arrow imagery in Psalm 64:4.

Jeremiah 9:8 calls the tongue a deadly arrow that speaks deceit, a clear parallel to the sudden shooting of arrows in Psalm 64:4.

Matthew 26:3 records the chief priests assembling to plot Jesus' arrest, another instance of secret plotting against the innocent.

Nehemiah 4:11 Historical context

Nehemiah 4:11 describes enemies plotting a surprise attack to kill workers — a historical parallel to the hidden ambush described here.

Habakkuk 3:14 uses arrow imagery for God piercing enemies who secretly devour the poor — a divine reversal of the enemies' arrows here.

Isaiah 32:7 Related theme

Isaiah 32:7 depicts the scoundrel's wicked schemes and lying words to destroy the poor, similar to the ambush of the innocent in Psalm 64:4.