Psalm 12:3-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that (A)speaks great things;
4 Who (B)have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are [a]our own; who is lord over us?”
5 “Because of the (C)devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now (D)I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will (E)set him in the safety for which he longs.”
6 The (F)words of the Lord are pure words;
As silver (G)tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
7 You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will (H)preserve him from this generation forever.
8 The (I)wicked strut about on every side
When [b](J)vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:4 Lit with us
- Psalm 12:8 Or worthlessness
Psalm 73:8-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
8 They (A)mock and [a]wickedly speak of oppression;
They (B)speak from on high.
9 They have (C)set their mouth [b]against the heavens,
And their tongue [c]parades through the earth.
10 Therefore [d]his people return to this place,
And waters of (D)abundance are [e]drunk by them.
11 They say, “(E)How does God know?
And is there knowledge [f]with the Most High?”
12 Behold, (F)these are the wicked;
And always (G)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely (H)in vain I have [g]kept my heart pure
And (I)washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken (J)all day long
And [h](K)chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the (L)generation of Your children.
16 When I (M)pondered to understand this,
It was [i]troublesome in my sight
17 Until I came into the [j](N)sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their (O)end.
18 Surely You set them in (P)slippery places;
You cast them down to [k](Q)destruction.
19 How they are [l](R)destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by (S)sudden terrors!
20 Like a (T)dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when (U)aroused, You will (V)despise their [m]form.
21 When my (W)heart was embittered
And I was (X)pierced [n]within,
22 Then I was (Y)senseless and ignorant;
I was like [o]a (Z)beast [p]before You.
23 Nevertheless (AA)I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24 With Your counsel You will (AB)guide me,
And afterward (AC)receive me [q]to glory.
25 (AD)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And [r]besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My (AE)flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the [s]strength of my heart and my (AF)portion forever.
27 For, behold, (AG)those who are far from You will (AH)perish;
You have [t]destroyed all those who [u](AI)are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, (AJ)the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord [v]God my (AK)refuge,
That I may (AL)tell of all Your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:8 Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression
- Psalm 73:9 Or in
- Psalm 73:9 Lit walks
- Psalm 73:10 Or His
- Psalm 73:10 Lit drained out
- Psalm 73:11 Lit in
- Psalm 73:13 Or cleansed my heart
- Psalm 73:14 Lit my chastening
- Psalm 73:16 Lit labor, trouble
- Psalm 73:17 Lit sanctuaries
- Psalm 73:18 Lit ruins
- Psalm 73:19 Lit become a desolation
- Psalm 73:20 Or image
- Psalm 73:21 Lit in my kidneys
- Psalm 73:22 Or an animal
- Psalm 73:22 Lit with You
- Psalm 73:24 Or with honor
- Psalm 73:25 Or with
- Psalm 73:26 Lit rock
- Psalm 73:27 Or silenced
- Psalm 73:27 Lit go to a whoring from
- Psalm 73:28 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
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