Psalm 140:3
Verse 3 of 13. The 140th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
4Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
6I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Psalm 140:3 in the World English Bible
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.Read Psalm 140:3 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 140:3
They are very spiteful, as full of malice as Satan himself: They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent, that infuses his venom with his tongue; and there is so much malignity in all they say that one would think there was nothing under their lips but adders' poison, v. 3. With their calumnies, and with their counsels, they aimed to destroy David, but secretly, as a man is stung with a serpent, or a snake in the grass.
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 140:1–7: Complaints and Petitions.
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