He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Psalm 59:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: And for cursing and lying which they speak. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them even be trapped and taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they utter. American Standard Version (1901) For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak. Common English Bible For the sin of their mouths, the words that they speak, let them be captured in their pride. For the curses and lies they repeat, Catholic Public Domain Version Will not you, O God, who has rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go out with our armies? |
He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: But they that deal treacherously shall be taken in their own mischief.
In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man: But the righteous shall come out of trouble.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their imagination against me all the day.
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the nations whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
There is nought but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery; they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again.
But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.