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They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
    the venom of vipers is on their lips.
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Protect me, Lord, from the control of evil people,
    from violent men who have planned to trip me.
The arrogant have laid a trap for me;
    they have spread a net with ropes,
        lining it with snares along the way.
Interlude

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They make their tongues as sharp as(A) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(B) is on their lips.[a]

Keep me safe,(C) Lord, from the hands of the wicked;(D)
    protect me from the violent,
    who devise ways to trip my feet.
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.