Psalms 64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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Other Translations for Psalms 64:3

BSB
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
AKJV
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
CPDV
For they have sharpened their tongues like a sword; they have formed their bow into a bitter thing,
ERV
Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:
NHEB
who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
SMT
Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, they bent their arrows a bitter word:

Commentary for Psalms 64:3

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Psalms 64:3
Summary
Antagonists weaponize vicious inflammatory rhetoric.
Event
Hostile preparation
Estimated Time Period
c. 1000 BC
Category
Narrative