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Psalm 140:3-5
Good News Translation

3 (A)Their tongues are like deadly snakes;
    their words are like a cobra's poison.

4 Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked;
    keep me safe from violent people
    who plot my downfall.
5 The proud have set a trap for me;
    they have laid their snares,
    and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

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Psalm 140:3-5
New International Version

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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Footnotes

  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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