Psalm 12:2-4   2 Everyone lies to their neighbor;     they flatter with their lips     but harbor deception in their hearts. 3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips     and every boastful tongue— 4 those who say,     “By our tongues we will prevail;     our own...

Psalm 12:1   New International Version   1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;     those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Living for God in this deceitful, difficult, and lonely world can be challenging. You can feel lonely. The prophet,...

Psalm 11:5-7   New International Version     5 The Lord examines the righteous,     but the wicked, those who love violence,     he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain     fiery coals and burning sulfur;     a scorching wind will be their lot. 7 For...

Psalm 11:1-4   New International Version   1 In the Lord I take refuge.     How then can you say to me:     “Flee like a bird to your mountain. 2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;     they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows     at the...

Psalm 9:15-18   New International Version     15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;     their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;     the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. 17 The...

Psalm 9:13-14   New International Version     13 Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!     Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, 14 that I may declare your praises     in the gates of Daughter Zion,     and there rejoice in your salvation. When you call...

Psalm 9:11   New International Version     11 Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;     proclaim among the nations what he has done. God is everywhere at all times. The focal point of Israelite worship came to be in Jerusalem and the Temple. God was present...