Those who are evil will bow ¹  before those who are good, and the wicked will bow ²  at the gates ³  of the righteous.

He trains ¹  my hands for battle; ²  my arms can bend even the strongest bow. ³ 

Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. ¹ 

If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow ¹  from a bronze bow pierces him.

My glory ¹  will always be fresh ²  in me, and my bow ever new in my hand.’

If a person ¹  does not repent, God sharpens his sword ²  and prepares to shoot his bow. ³ 

He trains my hands for battle; ¹  my arms can bend even the strongest bow. ² 

For I do not trust in my bow, and I do not prevail by my sword.

Before him the coastlands ¹  will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust. ² 

All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

He drew ¹  his bow and made me ²  the target for his arrow.

From him will come the cornerstone, ¹  the wall peg, ²  the battle bow, and every ruler. ³ 

I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! ¹  I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, ²  like a warrior’s sword.

When someone approached to bow before him, Absalom ¹  would extend his hand and embrace him and kiss him.

You have given your loyal followers ¹  a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. ²  (Selah)

They were unfaithful ¹  and acted as treacherously as ²  their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. ³ 

Come! Let’s bow down and worship! ¹  Let’s kneel before the Lord, our creator!

All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him. ¹ 

Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship. ¹  Don’t spare them! ² 

With bow and arrow ¹  men will hunt ²  there, for the whole land will be covered ³  with thorns and briers.