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Psalm 7:12,13
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready…

Psalm 18:14
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

Deuteronomy 32:23,42
I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them…

suddenly

Psalm 64:4
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

Psalm 73:19
How are theybrought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

Proverbs 6:15
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

shall they be wounded.

1 Kings 22:34
And acertain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

1 Chronicles 10:3-7
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers…

suddenly they will be wounded.
The suddenness of the action highlights the unexpected nature of divine intervention. In the cultural context of the Psalms, sudden calamity was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or judgment. This phrase reassures the faithful that God's justice, though sometimes delayed, will come swiftly and unexpectedly upon the wicked. The wounding signifies not just physical harm but also a deeper spiritual or moral downfall. This connects to other scriptures where sudden destruction comes upon those who oppose God (1 Thessalonians 5:3). It serves as a warning and a comfort, affirming that God is in control and will act in His perfect timing.

Psalm 64 opens with David’s cry about hidden enemies who “shoot from ambush at the innocent” (v. 4). Here the psalm turns: “But God…” The whole outcome pivots on the Lord’s intervention.

• The shift reminds us that human schemes end where divine sovereignty begins; seeGenesis 50:20 andPsalm 37:12-13.

• The personal name—God—not fate or chance, underscores that a living, righteous Judge steps in (Psalm 9:16).

• In every battle between wicked plots and God’s purposes, the Lord has the last word (Proverbs 19:21).

The same imagery the evildoers used in verse 3 is now wielded by the Lord. His arrows represent targeted, inescapable judgment.

•Psalm 7:12-13 pictures God as a warrior who “has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows for the pursuers.”

•Psalm 18:14 recounts, “He shot His arrows and scattered the foes.” This shows the consistency of God’s character—He defends the righteous and confronts the wicked.

• The literal phrasing assures that God’s response is not vague karma but a deliberate, personal act (Deuteronomy 32:23).

• The reversal highlights God’s poetic justice: what the wicked sow, they reap (Galatians 6:7).

God’s strike is immediate and decisive.

•Proverbs 6:15 warns that calamity will come “suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.”

•Psalm 73:18-19 echoes, “How suddenly they are devastated, swept away by terrors!”

• The swiftness underscores both the certainty and the surprise of divine judgment; people assume impunity until the moment God acts (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3).

• “Wounded” is literal injury, yet it also signals irreversible downfall—God’s judgment reaches both body and reputation (Isaiah 47:11).

Psalm 64:7 assures believers that when evil lurks in the shadows, God Himself intervenes. He personally nullifies wicked schemes, employing the very imagery of their attack to bring just, sudden retribution. Our confidence rests not in self-defense but in the Lord who sees, aims, and acts with perfect timing.

"We still have judgment here, that we but teach

Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return

To plague the inventor; this evenhanded justice

Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice

To our own lips."

SHAKSPEARE:Macbeth.

Flee away.--The verb (n?dad) properly meansto flutter the wings like a bird(Isaiah 10:14).