All the words of my mouth are righteous;
    there is nothing (A)twisted or crooked in them.

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All the words of my mouth are just;
    none of them is crooked or perverse.

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46 The officers answered, (A)“No one ever spoke like this man!”

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46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,”(A) the guards replied.

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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is (B)hatred of evil.
(C)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (D)perverted speech I hate.

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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(A)The words of the Lord are pure words,
    like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.

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And the words of the Lord are flawless,(A)
    like silver purified(B) in a crucible,(C)
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

The Lord's Day of Vengeance

63 Who is this who comes from (A)Edom,
    in crimsoned garments from (B)Bozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
    (C)marching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
    mighty to save.”

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God’s Day of Vengeance and Redemption

63 Who is this coming from Edom,(A)
    from Bozrah,(B) with his garments stained crimson?(C)
Who is this, robed in splendor,
    striding forward in the greatness of his strength?(D)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”(E)

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23 (A)By myself I have sworn;
    from my mouth has gone out in (B)righteousness
    a word that shall not return:
(C)‘To me every knee shall bow,
    every tongue shall swear allegiance.’[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 45:23 Septuagint every tongue shall confess to God

23 By myself I have sworn,(A)
    my mouth has uttered in all integrity(B)
    a word that will not be revoked:(C)
Before me every knee will bow;(D)
    by me every tongue will swear.(E)

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They have dealt corruptly with him;
    they are no longer his children (A)because they are blemished;
    they are (B)a crooked and twisted generation.

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They are corrupt and not his children;
    to their shame they are a warped and crooked generation.(A)

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