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Psalm 140

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

 ² who devise evil plans in their hearts
       and stir up war every day.

 ³ They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's;
       the poison of vipers is on their lips.
       Selah

 ⁴ Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;
       protect me from men of violence
       who plan to trip my feet.

 ⁵ Proud men have hidden a snare for me;
       they have spread out the cords of their net
       and have set traps for me along my path.
       Selah

 ⁶ O LORD, I say to you, "You are my God."
       Hear, O LORD, my cry for mercy.

 ⁷ O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer,
       who shields my head in the day of battle-

 ⁸ do not grant the wicked their desires, O LORD;
       do not let their plans succeed,
       or they will become proud.
       Selah

 ⁹ Let the heads of those who surround me
       be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

 ¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them;
       may they be thrown into the fire,
       into miry pits, never to rise.

 ¹¹ Let slanderers not be established in the land;
       may disaster hunt down men of violence.

 ¹² I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor
       and upholds the cause of the needy.

 ¹³ Surely the righteous will praise your name
       and the upright will live before you.

Psalm 141

A psalm of David.

 ² May my prayer be set before you like incense;
       may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

 ³ Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD;
       keep watch over the door of my lips.

 ⁴ Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil,
       to take part in wicked deeds
       with men who are evildoers;
       let me not eat of their delicacies.

 ⁵ Let a righteous man ^[a] strike me—it is a kindness;
       let him rebuke me—it is oil on my head.
       My head will not refuse it.
       Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers;

 ⁶ their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,
       and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

 ⁷ They will say, "As one plows and breaks up the earth,
       so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave. ^[b] "

 ⁸ But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign LORD;
       in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death.

 ⁹ Keep me from the snares they have laid for me,
       from the traps set by evildoers.

 ¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
       while I pass by in safety.

Psalm 142

A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer. ^[c]

 ² I pour out my complaint before him;
       before him I tell my trouble.

 ³ When my spirit grows faint within me,
       it is you who know my way.
       In the path where I walk
       men have hidden a snare for me.

 ⁴ Look to my right and see;
       no one is concerned for me.
       I have no refuge;
       no one cares for my life.

 ⁵ I cry to you, O LORD;
       I say, "You are my refuge,
       my portion in the land of the living."

 ⁶ Listen to my cry,
       for I am in desperate need;
       rescue me from those who pursue me,
       for they are too strong for me.

 ⁷ Set me free from my prison,
       that I may praise your name.
       Then the righteous will gather about me
       because of your goodness to me.

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1 Corinthians 14

Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues

 ⁶Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? ⁷Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? ⁸Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? ⁹So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. ¹⁰Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. ¹¹If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me. ¹²So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.

 ¹³For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says. ¹⁴For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. ¹⁵So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind. ¹⁶If you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those who do not understand^[e] say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying? ¹⁷You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other man is not edified.

 ¹⁸I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. ¹⁹But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

 ²⁰Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.