American Standard Version
"Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, "
— Psalms 64:3, American Standard Version
“Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:”
“who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,”
“They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,”
“O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.”
“Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;”
“Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:”
Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,
That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them?
They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.