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The Arrows of Truth
Commentators overwhelmingly interpret the 'sharp arrows' not as literal weapons, but as the powerful truth of the gospel. As explained by scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon, God's Word acts like an arrow that penetrates the hearts of people, convicting them of sin and revealing their need for a savior. This imagery highlights the direct and effective power of God's truth to reach the deepest parts of a person.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 45:5
18th Century
Theologian
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart ... — literally, Thine arrows are sharp — the people under thee shall fall — in the heart o…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 45:5
19th Century
Bishop
Your arrows. —Our version has transposed the clauses of this verse. The original is more vivid.
Your arrows are sharpene…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 45:5
19th Century
Preacher
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; by which the people fall under You. (Psalms 45:5)
Christ has …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 45:5
16th Century
Theologian
Thy arrows are sharp, etc. Here the Psalmist again refers to warlike power, when he says that the king's arrows shall be sharp, s…
John Gill
On Psalms 45:5
17th Century
Pastor
Your arrows [are] sharp in the heart of the king's enemies ,
&c.] Meaning either the Jews, who were the implacable e…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 45:1–5
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist's tongue was guided by the Spirit of God, just as the pen is by the hand of a ready writer. This psalm is touching the King Jesus, His…