#192: “Their Tongue a Sharp Sword”

Reflection: Are we seeing this manifest against whistle-blowers and truth-tellers?

4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. ...
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.*

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*Old Testament | Psalms 57:4-6

#189: Another Description of the Natural Man?

1 WHY boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.*

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*Old Testament | Psalms 52:1-4

#186: Conspiracy: an age old description?

Reflection: Do we see any of this in our day?

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.*

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*Old Testament | Psalms 64:2-6

#178: The Choice - Blessed or Not?

4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.*

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*Old Testament | Psalms 40:4

#173: “Mischief is in their hearts”

Reflection: Do we see this in or world today?

3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

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Old Testament | Psalms 28:3

#166: One Description of the Wicked

2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.*

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*JST Old Testament | Psalms 10:2-6

#164: Warning - “How Long Will Ye love Vanity?

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn My glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? ...*

9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.**

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* Old Testament | Psalms 4:2
**Old Testament | Psalms 5:9

#162: Woeful Description

(Describing our day?)

1 WHY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.*

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* Old Testament | Psalms 2:1 - 3

#161: Blessed Warning

1 BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.*

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* Old Testament | Psalms 1:1 - 2