Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Then God said to Noah, “The end of humanity has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of people; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.

“Simeon and Levi are brothers; Their swords are implements of violence.

The Egyptians used violence to compel the sons of Israel to labor;

so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come, and the responsibility for their blood would be placed on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who encouraged him to kill his brothers.

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of violence when it comes.

You will laugh at violence and hunger, And you will not be afraid of wild animals.

Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

Everything Is Against Him

“Behold, I cry, ‘Violence!’ but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.

His harm will return on his own head, And his violence will descend on the top of his own head.

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates one who loves violence.

Confuse them, Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

No, in heart you practice injustice; On earth you clear a way for the violence of your hands.

He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;

Therefore arrogance is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

Consider the covenant; For the dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.

For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.

A person of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not good.

The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.

For their minds plot violence, And their lips talk of trouble.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.