Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; by which the people fall under you.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Fall. This seems to be placed too soon, in order to show the rapidity of the conquest. (Calmet)
"Thy arrows are sharp, shot into the hearts "(Haydock)
Some explain in corde, (as the Hebrew, Septuagint, read) of the voluntary submission of those who had formerly been enemies of the Messias. (St. Chrysostom)
"Thy sharp arrows, the people subject to thee, shall fall into "
Men are sometimes represented as arrows, Isaias xlix. 2. (Berthier)