Study Desk

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.

Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.

You will give the king long life; and make his years go on through the generations.

May the seat of his authority be before God for ever; may mercy and righteousness keep him safe.

Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)

And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.

Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.

And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)

The earth has given her increase; and God, even our God, will give us his blessing.

God will give us his blessing; so let all the ends of the earth be in fear of him.