His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
They conceive mischief and bring forth evil and their belly prepares deception.”
Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,
Help, Adonai! For no one godly exists. For the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
who devise evil in their heart— every day they stir up wars.
Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah
Snatch me, deliver me out of the hand of foreigners, whose mouth speaks falsehood, whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
whose mouth speaks falsehood, whose right hand is a right hand of deceit.
For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to notice his iniquity —or hate it.
My enemies speak evil about me: “When will he die and his name perish?”
Lead me, Adonai, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies. Make Your path straight before me.
You have unleashed your mouth for evil and harnessed your tongue for deceit.
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant.
No, in heart you devise injustice. Your hands weigh out violence on earth.
Do not slay them, lest my people forget. With Your power shake them and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
The sin of their mouth is the words of their lips. So let them be caught in their pride, and for uttering a curse and a lie.
How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down?
Hide me from the conspiracy of evildoers, from the tumult of workers of iniquity,
He prepares His own deadly weapons. He makes His fiery arrows.
They scoff and wickedly plan evil. From on high they threaten.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue is like a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
Keep falsehood and lies far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, but feed me with my allotted bread,
No one sues justly, and none pleads a case honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander.
Therefore thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: “I am about to refine them and test them. For what else can I do for the daughter of My people?
Hear this, you who trample the poor, destroying the afflicted of the land
You brood of vipers! How can you who are evil say anything good? For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.