"[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Sheminith,ª A Psalmª of David.]]ª Help,ª° LORD;ª for¹ the godly manª ceaseth;ª° for¹ the faithfulª° failª° from among the childrenª¹ of men.ª ... They speakª° vanityª every oneª with¹ his neighbour:ª [with] flatteringª lipsª [and] with a double² heartª do they speak.ª°" {Psa 12:1-2} + "Destroy,ª° O Lord,ª [and] divideª° their tongues:ª for¹ I have seenª° violenceª and strifeª in the city.ª ... Wickednessª [is] in the midstª thereof: deceitª and guileª departª° not¹ from¹ her streets.ª" {Psa 55:9-11} + "For¹ I was enviousª° at the foolish,ª° [when] I sawª° the prosperityª of the wicked.ª ... They setª° their mouthª against the heavens,ª and their tongueª walkethª° through the earth.ª" {Psa 73:3-9} + "Woeª is me, that¹ I sojournª° in Mesech,ª [that] I dwellª° in¹ the tentsª of Kedar!ª ... My soulª hath longª dweltª° with¹ him that hatethª° peace.ª" {Psa 120:5-6} + "So I¹ returned,ª° and consideredª°¹ all¹ the oppressionsª that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun:ª and behold¹ the tearsª of [such as were] oppressed,²°¹ and they had no¹ comforter;ª° and on the sideª¹ of their oppressorsª° [there was] power;ª but they had no¹ comforter.ª°" {Ecc 4:1} + "If¹ thou seestª° the oppressionª of the poor,ª° and violent² perverting¹ of judgmentª and justiceª in a province,ª marvelª° not¹ at¹ the matter:ª for¹ [he that is] higherª than¹¹ the highestª regardeth;ª° and [there be] higherª than¹ they.²" {Ecc 5:8} + "Oh that²° I had¹¹ in the wildernessª a lodging placeª of wayfaring men;ª° that I might leaveª°¹ my people,ª and go²°¹ from¹¹ them! for¹ they [be] all¹ adulterers,ª° an assemblyª of treacherous men.ª° ... Thine habitationª° [is] in the midstª of deceit;ª through deceitª they refuseª° to knowª° me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 9:2-6} + "And thou,¹ sonª of man,ª be not afraidª°¹ of¹ them, neither¹ be afraidª° of their words,ª¹ though¹ briersª and thornsª [be] with¹ thee, and thou¹ dost dwellª° among¹ scorpions:ª be not afraidª°¹ of their words,ª¹ nor¹ be dismayedª° at their looks,ª¹ though¹ they¹ [be] a rebelliousª house.ª" {Ezk 2:6} + "Woeª is me! for¹ I am¹ as when they have gatheredª the summer fruits,ª as the grapegleaningsª of the vintage:ª [there is] no¹ clusterª to eat:ª° my soulª desiredª° the firstripe fruit.ª ... The bestª of them [is] as a brier:ª the most uprightª [is sharper] than a thorn hedge:ª¹ the dayª of thy watchmenª° [and] thy visitationª cometh;ª° now¹ shall be¹ their perplexity.ª" {Mic 7:1-4} + "Behold,ª° Iª send²° you² forthª°¹ asª sheepª inª the midstª of wolves:ª be¹ ye²° thereforeª wiseª asª serpents,ª andª harmlessª asª doves.ª" {Mtt 10:16} + "(Forª that righteous manª dwellingª° amongª them,ª in seeingª andª hearing,ª vexedª° [his] righteousª soulª from dayª toª dayª with [their] unlawfulª deeds;)ª" {2Pe 2:8} |
