For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;

Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!

How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their destruction, my precious life from the lions!

He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit.

“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!”

But you, O God, will cast them down into the pit of destruction; men of blood and treachery shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction.