They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent.
Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Psalms 140:3 in context
Psalms 140:1–6
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Deliver me, LORD, from evil men.
Preserve me from violent men:
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those who devise mischief in their hearts.
They continually gather themselves together for war.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent.
Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
4
LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked.
Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.
5
The proud have hidden a snare for me,
they have spread the cords of a net by the path.
They have set traps for me. Selah.
6
I said to the LORD, “You are my God.”
Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
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