Psalms 58:4

58:4 Their venom is like that of a snake, ¹ 

like a deaf serpent ²  that does not hear, ³ 

Romans 3:13-14

3:13 “Their throats are open graves, ⁴ 

they deceive with their tongues,

the poison of asps is under their lips.” ⁵ 

3:14 “Their mouths are ⁶  full of cursing and bitterness.” ⁷ 

[58:4]  ¹ tn Heb “[there is] venom to them according to the likeness of venom of a snake.”

[58:4]  ² tn Or perhaps “cobra” (cf. NASB, NIV). Other suggested species of snakes are “asp” (NEB) and “adder” (NRSV).

[58:4]  ³ tn Heb “[that] stops up its ear.” The apparent Hiphil jussive verbal form should be understood as a Qal imperfect with “i” theme vowel (see GKC 168 §63.n).

[3:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “their throat is an opened grave.”

[3:13]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Pss 5:9; 140:3.

[3:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “whose mouth is.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:14]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 10:7.