They (A)sharpen their tongues as a serpent;
(B)Poison of a viper is under their lips. [a]Selah.

(C)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
(D)Preserve me from violent men
Who have [b]purposed to [c](E)trip up my feet.
The proud have (F)hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a (G)net by the [d]wayside;
They have set (H)snares for me. Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  2. Psalm 140:4 Or devised
  3. Psalm 140:4 Lit push violently
  4. Psalm 140:5 Lit track