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Psalms 140:3 — King James Version← Study notes

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.


Psalms 140:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 140:38 words
HebrewMeaning
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
those whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
חָשְׁב֣וּḥāšəbw
they planverbH2803
conceive · consider · count · cunning (man ···
רָע֣וֹתrāʿwōt
evil thingsnounH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
בְּ/לֵ֑בbəlēb
in the heartpronH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
כָּלkāl
everynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
י֝֗וֹםywōm
daynounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
יָג֥וּרוּyāgwrw
they stir up troubleverbH1481
assemble · be afraid · dwell · fear ···
מִלְחָמֽוֹתmiləḥāmwōt
warsnounH4421
fight · war
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 140:3

1. Our Lords have bidden me, brethren, and in them the Lord of all, to bring this Psalm to your understanding, so far as God gives me to. May He help your prayers, that I may say those things which I ought to say, you to hear, that to all of us the Word of God may be profitable. For all it does not profit, for “all have not faith.” 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ... 2. What this Psalm contains, I believe that you perceived when it was being chanted; for therein the Church of Christ,…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 140 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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