Endnote 12 – Is Psalm 45 an Erotic Poem?

Literally, “lowers,” a usage found also in Psalm 18:35. For safety’s sake, one points the arrow downward when setting it to the string. To bend or string the bow, one can also use a stabilizing foot, hence the common idiom “to tread the bow.” I do not agree with the view that El is described as sexually impotent, just because his shaft momentarily droops.