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Psalm 64:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 64:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 They sharpen their tongues[a] like swords,
and they shoot forth their venomous words like arrows,
5 while they attack the innocent from ambush,
shooting suddenly and without fear.
6 [b]They agree on their evil plan,
and they resolve to lay snares,
saying, “Who will see us?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 64:4 Tongues: see note on Ps 5:10.
- Psalm 64:6 These verses enlarge the portrait of the wicked set forth in verses 3-5; there the wicked are shown opposing the innocent, while here their common plotting is shown. The wicked lay snares to trap their victims (see Pss 35:7; 119:110; 140:6; 142:4; Deut 7:16; Prov 22:24f; Jer 7:9f).
