Psalms 140:3
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Bible > Psalms > Chapter 140 > Verse 3
Psalms 140:3
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Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
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Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
They have sharpenedH8150 their tonguesH3956 like a serpentH5175; addersH5919' poisonH2534 is under their lipsH8193. SelahH5542.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
שָׁנֲנוּ לְשֹׁונָם כְּמֹו־נָחָשׁ חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימֹו סֶלָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ |
sha.na.Nu | H8150 | HVqp3cp | they sharpen |
לְשׁוֹנָ/ם֮ |
le.sho.Na/m | H3956 | HNcbsc/Sp3mp | tongue/ their |
כְּֽמוֹ |
ke.mov- | H3644 | HR | like |
נָ֫חָ֥שׁ |
na.Chash | H5175 | HNcmsa | a snake |
חֲמַ֥ת |
cha.Mat | H2534 | HNcfsc | (the) venom of |
עַכְשׁ֑וּב |
'akh.Shuv | H5919 | HNcmsa | a viper |
תַּ֖חַת |
Ta.chat | H8478 | HR | (is) under |
שְׂפָתֵ֣י/מוֹ |
se.fa.Tei./mov | H8193 | HNcfdc/Sp3mp | lips/ their |
סֶֽלָה |
Se.lah | H5542 | HTj | Selah |
Strong's References
- H2534 — חֵמָה (chêmâh, khay-maw'): or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא (chêmâʼ); from יָחַם (yâcham) H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever); anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See חֶמְאָה (chemʼâh) H2529.
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן (lâshôn); also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה (lᵉshônâh); from לָשַׁן (lâshan) H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H5175 — נָחָשׁ (nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'): from נָחַשׁ (nâchash) H5172; a snake (from its hiss); serpent.
- H5542 — סֶלָה (çelâh, seh'-law): from סָלָה (çâlâh) H5541; suspension (of music), i.e. pause; Selah.
- H5919 — עַכְשׁוּב (ʻakshûwb, ak-shoob'): probably from an unused root meaning to coil; an asp (from lurking coiled up); adder.
- H8150 — שָׁנַן (shânan, shaw-nan'): a primitive root; to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate; prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת (sepheth); probably from סָפָה (çâphâh) H5595 or שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192 through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (çôwph) H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3644 — כְּמוֹ (kᵉmôw, kem-o'): or כָּמוֹ (kâmôw); (compare כֵּן (kên) H3651); a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so; according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.
- H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ (Tôwach) H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- adders' — Psalms 58:4, Romans 3:13-14
- like a serpent — Genesis 3:13, Proverbs 23:32, Matthew 12:34, 2 Corinthians 11:3
- sharpened — Psalms 52:2-3, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 59:7, Psalms 64:3-4, Proverbs 12:18, Isaiah 59:3-5, Isaiah 59:13, Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:5, James 3:6-8
Reciprocal references (9): Deuteronomy 32:33, Psalms 31:20, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 94:4, Psalms 109:2, Proverbs 25:18, Isaiah 11:8, Lamentations 3:62, James 3:8
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ADDERS; KINDNESS-CRUELTY; POISON; SERPENTS
- Torrey’s: ASP, OR ADDER; SERPENTS; SLANDER
- Nave’s: ADDER; AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES; ASP; MALICE; QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS; SERPENT; SLANDER; SPEAKING
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