Even before thereis a wordon my tongue,Behold,O LORD,You knowit all.
"Whois thisthat darkenscounselBy wordswithoutknowledge?
Whois thisthat hidescounselwithoutknowledge?'"ThereforeI have declaredthat which I did not understand,Thingstoowonderfulfor me, which I did not know."
"Howlongwill you saythesethings,And the wordsof your mouthbe a mightywind?
Let the wordsof my mouthand the meditationof my heartBe acceptablein Your sight,O LORD,my rockand my Redeemer.
becausethey have actedfoolishlyin Israel,and have committedadulterywith their neighbors'wivesand have spokenwordsin My namefalsely,whichI did not commandthem; and I am He who knowsand am a witness,"declaresthe LORD.'"
"It will comeabout at that timeThat I will searchJerusalemwith lamps,And I will punishthe menWho are stagnantin spirit,Who sayin their hearts,'The LORDwill not dogoodor evil!'
Ifanyonethinkshimself to be religious,and yet does not bridlehis tonguebut deceiveshis [own] heart,this man'sreligionis worthless.
