Psalms 64:3 meaning and explanation

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

Psalms 64:3, Berean Standard Bible

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David is praying for protection from enemies who attack him with words rather than weapons. In verse 3 he pictures their speech as sharpened swords and aimed arrows: slander, threats and plots that wound from a distance.

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