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Deliver me, Lord, from the wicked;
    preserve me from the violent,(A)
From those who plan evil in their hearts,
    who stir up conflicts every day,
[a]Who sharpen their tongue like a serpent,
    venom of asps upon their lips.(B)
Selah

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Footnotes

  1. 140:4 Similar metaphors for a wicked tongue are used in Ps 52:2; 55:20; 58:3.