Psalms 37:15 (WEB)

Passage

Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

Nearby Context

Psalms 37:13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.

Psalms 37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.

Psalms 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

Psalms 37:16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Psalms 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sword", "shall", "enter", "heart", "bows", and "broken". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sword" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "The wicked have drawn out the sword..." into verse 16's "Better is a little that the righteous...", so "sword" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sword" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.