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They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s
—viper’s venom is under their lips.[a] Selah
Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked.
Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.
The proud have hidden a trap and cords for me.
They spread out a net by the path.
They set snares for me. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:4 cf. Rom. 3:13.