3For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,


In Context

1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, when I make supplication to thee : deliver my soul from the fear of the enemy.

2 Thou hast protected me from the assembly of the malignant; from the multitude of the workers of iniquity.

3 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing,

4 to shoot in secret the undefiled.

5 They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

Psalm 64:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

64:3Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

64:3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: