They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)
They shoot from ambush at the innocent;(C)
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.(D)

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who (A)whet their tongues like swords,
    who (B)aim bitter words like arrows,
shooting from (C)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and (D)without fear.

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Who (A)have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They (B)aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
To (C)shoot [a]from concealment at the innocent;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (D)do not fear.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 64:4 Lit in

Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.

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