Psalm 50:19 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill, thy tongue deceit doth frame;

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Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit.

Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit.

You set your mouth free to do evil, then harness your tongue to tell lies.

A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.

A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

His mouth with cursing, fraud, deceit, is fill'd abundantly; And underneath his tongue there is mischief and vanity.

For in their mouth there is no truth, their inward part is ill; Their throat's an open sepulchre, their tongue doth flatter still.

He was no foe that me reproach'd, then that endure I could; Nor hater that did 'gainst me boast, from him me hide I would.

More smooth than butter were his words, while in his heart was war; His speeches were more soft than oil, and yet drawn swords they are.

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