^21 (A)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

¹³ “Their^(A) throat is an open ^[a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
^(B)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
¹⁴ “Whose^(C) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
² Who plan evil things in their hearts;
^(A)They continually gather together for war.
³ They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The ^(B)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah