Wisdom & Truth Verses

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

Awake, psaltery and harp: I {myself} will awake early.

Moab {is} my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

{Wilt} not {thou}, O God, {who} hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

Give us help from trouble: for vain {is} the help of man.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. {of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit} {are opened: Heb. have opened themselves}

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. {Satan: or, an adversary}

Let his days be few; {and} let another take his office. {office: or, charge}

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.