Psalm 140:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s,
and under their lips is the poison of vipers.Selah

⁴Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.
⁵Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread a net,^[a]
    by the wayside they have set snares for me.Selah

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Psalm 140:5 Or they have spread cords as a net

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