John Trapp on Psalms 64:3

Verſ. 3. Who whet their tongue like a ſword] The tongue in its form reſembleth a flaming ſword, and being ſet on fire of Hell it woundeth deeply and dangerouſly. It is ordinary with David to compare aulicas criminationes cum a[illegible: 2 letters]is caſtrenſibus, court calumnies with warlike weapons, Pſal. 5, & 11. & 57.4. See there.

And [illegible: 1 word] their bows to ſhout their arrows] Heb. Bend their arrow, that is, as Pſal. 11.2. they bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the ſtring, &c. See a like phraſe, Jer. 9.3.

Even bitter words] Virulent and venemous quae leviter volant, non leviter violant: for as Medius in Plutarch ſaith, though the wound they make be haply healed; [non-Latin text not transcribed] Plut. Aliquid ſaltem adb[illegible: 1 letter]reb it. Machiavel. yet there will be ſtill a ſca[illegible: 2 letters]. An aſperſion, though not ſ[illegible: 2 letters]lly beleeved, leaveth behind it a lower eſtimation of the party than before.