Psalms 140:3

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. They have sharpened their tongues - They employ their time in forging lies and calumnies against me; and those of the most virulent nature.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent - Compare the notes at Psalms 64:3 . The idea here is, that since the tongue of the serpent “se...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; (c) adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah. (c) He shows the weapons the wicked use, when pow...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXL. The Prayer of a Man hard Beset by Treacherous Foes. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tongues. Singular. See note on Psalms 140:11 . Quoted in Romans 3:13 . Selah. Connecting the evil with the prayer to be delivered; thus markin...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Selah ] see on Psalms 3:4 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Comp. Psalms 64:3 ; Psalms 58:4 ; Psalms 52:2 ; Psalms 10:7 . Adders. — The Hebrew word is peculiar to this place, and is explained by Geseniu...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 140:1-13 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its origin...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in God's Protection Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stra...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's pr...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It will be truly profitable in this, as in similar psalms, describing the soul under exercises, to view Christ, our pattern, our example, our surety....
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent ,.... Which Kimchi says it does before it bites. Aristotle i observes, that the tip or extreme poin...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah. Ver. 3. They have sharpened their tongues like a...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deliver me from the evil man Either Saul, or Doeg, or some other malicious enemy, or rather enemies; the word man being taken collectively for m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints and Petitions. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They have sharpened their tongues; their malicious hearts stirred up their tongues to utter vile slanders against me. Like a serpent ; either whet...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongue...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, a psalm of David, is undisputed. Psalms 140:1 . From the evil ma...
The Biblical Illustrator

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. God preserves His servant To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Enemies. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of David, in which he presents to...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent, so that the sting of it is as deadly as that of a snake; adders' poison is under their lips, to b...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 11:3 ; Genesis 3:13 ; Isaiah 59:13 ; Isaiah 59:3-5 ; James 3:6-8 ; Jeremiah 9:3 ; Jeremiah 9:5 ; Matthew 12:34 ; Proverbs 12:1...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Tongues — Using words as sharp and piercing as the sting of a serpent.

³ They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 140:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 140:3