Psalms Chapter 140 verse 3 Holy Bible
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders' poison is under their lips. Selah
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Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
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They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
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They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of an adder `is' under their lips. Selah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent (comp. Psalm 52:2; Psalm 57:4; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 64:3). Adders' poison is under their lips (comp. Psalm 58:4; Romans 3:15). The meaning is that their tongues inflict wounds which are as painful as poisoned wounds. The pause-sign, "selah," marks off the first stanza.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Comp. Psalm 64:3; Psalm 58:4; Psalm 52:2; Psalm 10:7.Adders.--The Hebrew word is peculiar to this place, and is explained by Gesenius to be a compound of two words, to represent "that which rolls itself up and lies in ambush." "Besides the cobra and the cerastes, several other species of venomous snakes are common in Syria, and we may apply the name, either generically or specifically, to the vipers. Two species, Vipera ammodytes and Vipera euphratica, we found to be very common. The former of these was known to Linnaeus as inhabiting Palestine. They are plainlycoloured serpents, with broad flat heads and suddenly-contracting tails" (Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 275). The LXX. and Vulg. read "asp." (Comp. Romans 3:13.) . . .
