Psalms 64:3
Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:
Revised Version 1895
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
2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity:
4That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
Cross References
Psalms 11:2For, lo, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Psalms 58:7Let 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 rashly 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 righteousness which is of me, saith the LORD.
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
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 →