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Psalm 140:3-5
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3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake’s;
    spider poison[a] is on their lips. Selah

4 Protect me from the power of the wicked, Lord!
    Guard me from violent people
        who plot to trip me up!
5 Arrogant people have laid a trap for me with ropes.
    They’ve spread out a net alongside the road.
    They’ve set snares for me. Selah

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  1. Psalm 140:3 LXX snake poison
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Psalm 140:3-5
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3 They make their tongues as sharp as(A) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(B) is on their lips.[a]

4 Keep me safe,(C) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(D)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.
5 The arrogant have hidden a snare(E) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(F)
    and have set traps(G) for me along my path.

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  1. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
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