For the figure in this and the following verse, see Psalms 10:7; Psalms 11:2; Psalms 52:2; Psalms 57:4; Psalms 59:7.
“’Tis slander.
Whose edge is sharper than the sword.”
SHAKESPEARE.
For the ellipse in “they bend (literally, tread) their arrows,” see Psalms 58:7.