Psalm 6464PsalmsBook 2unfoldingWord® Literal Text

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1. The Hurtful Tongue

   (James 3:1–12)

2. 1ULTHear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.BSBBSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
3. 2ULTHide me from the council of evildoers, from the throng of the workers of iniquity,BSBBSB: Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
4. 3ULTwho have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They tread their arrow, a bitter word,BSBBSB: who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
5. 4ULTto shoot the innocent from secret places; suddenly they shoot, and they do not fear.BSBBSB: ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
6. 5ULTThey strengthen for themselves an evil matter; they recount hiding snares. They say,“Who will see them?”BSBBSB: They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
7. 6ULTThey devise iniquities.“We have perfected a well- devised device!” Both the inside of man and the heart{ are} deep.BSBBSB: They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
8. 7ULTBut God will shoot an arrow; suddenly their wounds will happen.BSBBSB: But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
9. 8ULTAnd they will make it stumble over them, their tongue. Everyone seeing them will flee.BSBBSB: They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
10. 9ULTAnd all of mankind will fear, and they will declare the work of God, for they will consider his deed.BSBBSB: Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
11. 10ULTThe righteous will rejoice in Yahweh and take refuge in him, and all of the upright of heart will celebrate.BSBBSB: Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

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