Psalm 37:14
“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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 37Meaning
The wicked draw sword and bend bow against the poor, needy, and upright; the verse exposes violence and does not authorize believers to answer violence with private weapons or vigilantism.
Violence has limits before God
Verses 12–20 depict plots, weapons, and apparent power of the wicked, yet insist that injustice is temporary and cannot secure the future.
Read carefully
The wicked draw sword and bend bow against the poor, needy, and upright; the verse exposes violence and does not authorize believers to answer violence with private weapons or vigilantism.
Reflection
The wicked draw sword and bend bow against the poor, needy, and upright; the verse exposes violence and does not authorize believers to answer violence with private weapons or vigilantism.