King James Version

Psalms 64:3

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 64:4.

אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…שָׁנְנ֣וּshanenvprickשָׁנַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “prick”, a completed actionH8150to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcateprick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.כַחֶ֣רֶבkhacherevas knifeחֶרֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as knife”, the ordinary formH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.לְשׁוֹנָ֑םleshonamtongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the 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.דָּרְכ֥וּdarekhvtreadדָּרַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “tread”, a completed actionH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.חִ֝צָּ֗םchitsamarrowחֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “arrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2671properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear[phrase] archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.דָּבָ֥רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…מָֽרmarbitterמַרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bitter”, the ordinary formH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(64-4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

Young’s Literal Translation

Who sharpened as a sword their tongue, They directed their arrow — a bitter word.

World English Bible

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

Darby Translation

Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

Douay-Rheims

O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(64-4) Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἵτινες ἠκόνησαν ὡς ῥομφαίαν τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ἐνέτειναν τόξον πρᾶγμα πικρὸν,