Psalm 140:3 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

Much like unto a serpent's tongue their tongues they sharp do make; And underneath their lips there lies the poison of a snake.

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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent's; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! [Rom. 3:13.]

They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [Selah

They sharpen their tongues like a snake’s; spider poison is on their lips. Selah

O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.

My soul among fierce lions is, I firebrands live among, Men's sons, whose teeth are spears and darts, a sharp sword is their tongue.

Unto a serpent's poison like their poison doth appear; Yea, they are like the adder deaf, that closely stops her ear;

Behold, they belch out with their mouth, and in their lips are swords: For they do say thus, Who is he that now doth hear our words?

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