O sonsof men,howlongwill my honorbecome a reproach?[How long] will you lovewhatis worthlessand aimat deception?Selah.
Thus they exchangedtheir gloryFor the imageof an oxthat eatsgrass.
You would putto shamethe counselof the afflicted,But the LORDis his refuge.
Whyare the nationsin an uproarAnd the peoplesdevisinga vainthing?
But You, O LORD,are a shieldaboutme, My glory,and the One who liftsmy head.
I hatethose who regardvainidols,But I trustin the LORD.
You destroythose who speakfalsehood;The LORDabhorsthe manof bloodshedand deceit.
Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
My soulis amonglions;I must lieamong those who breatheforthfire,[Even] the sonsof men,whose teethare spearsand arrowsAnd their tonguea sharpsword.
Do you indeedspeakrighteousness,O gods?Do you judgeuprightly,O sonsof men?
The wickedare estrangedfrom the womb;These who speakliesgoastrayfrom birth.
But the kingwill rejoicein God;Everyonewho swearsby Him will glory,For the mouthsof those who speaklieswill be stopped.
May he judgeYour peoplewith righteousnessAnd Your afflictedwith justice.
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
Becausethe sentenceagainst an evildeedis not executedquickly,thereforethe heartsof the sonsof menamong them are givenfullyto doevil.
Thisis an evilin allthat is doneunderthe sun,that there is onefatefor allmen.Furthermore,the heartsof the sonsof menare fullof eviland insanityis in their heartsthroughout their lives.Afterwardsthey [go] to the dead.
"Then they will be dismayedand ashamedbecauseof Cushtheir hopeand Egypttheir boast.
Israelhas been savedby the LORDWith an everlastingsalvation;You will not be putto shameor humiliatedTo alleternity.
Noonesuesrighteouslyand noonepleadshonestly.They trustin confusionand speaklies;They conceivemischiefand bringforthiniquity.
"Has a nationchangedgodsWhen they were not gods?But My peoplehave changedtheir gloryFor that which does not profit.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Whatinjusticedid your fathersfindin Me, That they wentfarfrom Me And walkedafteremptinessand becameempty?
"They bendtheir tongue[like] their bow;Liesand not truthprevailin the land;For they proceedfrom evilto evil,And they do not knowMe," declaresthe LORD.
The more they multiplied,the morethey sinnedagainst Me; I will changetheir gloryinto shame.
"Those who regardvainidolsForsaketheir faithfulness,
The LORDsaidto Moses,"Howlongwill thispeoplespurnMe? And howlongwill they not believein Me, despite allthe signswhichI have performedin their midst?
The Jewsalsojoined in the attack,assertingthat these thingswere so.
sothat, justas it is written,"LET HIM WHO BOASTS,BOASTIN THE LORD."
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
"You must not turnaside,for [then you would go] afterfutilethingswhichcan not profitor deliver,becausethey are futile.
