Then He will speak to them in His anger And terrify them in His fury, saying,

You destroy those who speak lies; The Lord loathes the person of bloodshed and deceit.

They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

One who walks with integrity, practices righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart.

They have closed their unfeeling hearts, With their mouths they speak proudly.

The Lord Praised for Rescuing David.

For the music director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,

“I love You, Lord, my strength.”

Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who practice injustice, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their hearts.

Let the lying lips be speechless, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.

For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit.

For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Wickedness of Humanity and Goodness of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

Wrongdoing speaks to the ungodly within his heart; There is no fear of God before his eyes.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.

But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.

My heart was hot within me, While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is no one to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?”

And when he comes to see me, he speaks empty words; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.

My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

God, the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked.

A Psalm of Asaph.

The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken And summoned the earth, from the rising of the sun to its setting.

“Hear, My people, and I will speak; Israel, I will testify against you; I am God, your God.

You sit and speak against your brother; You slander your own mother’s son.

Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.