Psalm 11:5-15
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5 The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
but the wicked, those who love violence,
he hates with a passion.(B)
6 On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;(C)
a scorching wind(D) will be their lot.
Psalm 12[a]
For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(I)
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies(J) to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.(K)
3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(L)
and every boastful tongue—(M)
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;(N)
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 “Because the poor are plundered(O) and the needy groan,(P)
I will now arise,(Q)” says the Lord.
“I will protect them(R) from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,(S)
like silver purified(T) in a crucible,(U)
like gold[c] refined seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(V)
and will protect us forever from the wicked,(W)
8 who freely strut(X) about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Psalm 13[d]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 How long,(Y) Lord? Will you forget me(Z) forever?
How long will you hide your face(AA) from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts(AB)
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?(AC)
3 Look on me(AD) and answer,(AE) Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes,(AF) or I will sleep in death,(AG)
4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,(AH)”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.(AI)
5 But I trust in your unfailing love;(AJ)
my heart rejoices in your salvation.(AK)
6 I will sing(AL) the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 14(AM)
For the director of music. Of David.
1 The fool[e] says in his heart,
“There is no God.”(AN)
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
2 The Lord looks down from heaven(AO)
on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(AP)
any who seek God.(AQ)
3 All have turned away,(AR) all have become corrupt;(AS)
there is no one who does good,(AT)
not even one.(AU)
4 Do all these evildoers know nothing?(AV)
They devour my people(AW) as though eating bread;
they never call on the Lord.(AX)
5 But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
for God is present in the company of the righteous.
6 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor,
but the Lord is their refuge.(AY)
7 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion!(AZ)
When the Lord restores(BA) his people,
let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 15
A psalm of David.
2 The one whose walk is blameless,(BE)
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth(BF) from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,(BG)
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors(BH) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(BI) even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;(BJ)
who does not accept a bribe(BK) against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.(BL)
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
- Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
- Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth
- Psalm 13:1 In Hebrew texts 13:1-6 is numbered 13:2-6.
- Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.
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