Psalm 64:3

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 64:3

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Berean Standard Bible

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

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KJV

King James Version

Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:

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WEB

World English Bible

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

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ASV

American Standard Version

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 64

¹ For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

² Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

³ who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

⁴ ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

⁵ They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

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