Psalm 5:9-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 There is (A)nothing [a]reliable in [b]what they say;
Their (B)inward part is destruction itself.
Their (C)throat is an open grave;
They [c]flatter with their tongue.
10 Hold them guilty, O God;
(D)By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressions (E)thrust them out,
For they are (F)rebellious against You.
Psalm 10:2-11
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 In (A)pride the wicked [a]hotly pursue the afflicted;
[b]Let them be (B)caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked (C)boasts of his (D)heart’s desire,
And [c]the greedy man curses and (E)spurns the Lord.
4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, (F)does not seek Him.
All his [d]thoughts are, “(G)There is no God.”
5 His ways [e](H)prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, (I)out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself, “(J)I will not be moved;
[f]Throughout all generations (K)I will not be in adversity.”
7 His (L)mouth is full of curses and deceit and (M)oppression;
(N)Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
8 He sits in the (O)lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he (P)kills the innocent;
His eyes [g]stealthily watch for the [h](Q)unfortunate.
9 He lurks in a hiding place as (R)a lion in his [i]lair;
He (S)lurks to catch (T)the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his (U)net.
10 He [j]crouches, he [k]bows down,
And the [l]unfortunate fall [m]by his mighty ones.
11 He (V)says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:2 Lit burn
- Psalm 10:2 Or They will be caught
- Psalm 10:3 Or blesses the greedy man
- Psalm 10:4 Or plots
- Psalm 10:5 Lit are strong
- Psalm 10:6 Lit To
- Psalm 10:8 Lit lie in wait
- Psalm 10:8 Or poor
- Psalm 10:9 Or thicket
- Psalm 10:10 Or is crushed
- Psalm 10:10 Or is bowed down
- Psalm 10:10 Or poor
- Psalm 10:10 Or into his claws
Psalm 36:1-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.
36 Transgression speaks to the ungodly within [a]his heart;
There is (A)no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For [b]it (B)flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.
3 The (C)words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has (D)ceased to [c]be wise and to do good.
4 He (E)plans wickedness upon his bed;
He sets himself on a (F)path that is not good;
He (G)does not despise evil.
Footnotes
- Psalm 36:1 Another reading is my heart
- Psalm 36:2 Or he flatters himself
- Psalm 36:3 Or understand to do good
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