Psalms 64:3
(64-4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
In Context
2(64-3) Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;
Cross References
Psalms 11:2For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they have made ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Psalms 58:7(58-8) Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.
Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their due reward from Me, saith the LORD.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 64:2-7
Malice of David's Enemies. 1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 6… Read the whole commentary →