They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(C)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(D)

They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;(E)
    they say, “Who will see it[a]?”(F)
They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(G)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(H) in scorn.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:5 Or us

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