Psalm 59:12

Translations

Modern

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Traditional

For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

Literal

The sin of their mouth is a word of their lips; let them be captured in their pride and in the cursing and lies they recount.

Latin

…delictum oris eorum, sermonem labiorum ipsorum; et comprehendantur in superbia sua. Et de execratione et mendacio annuntiabuntur

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Hebrew

English

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Notes

Psalms 59:11–13

The psalmist prays that the wicked will suffer the same pain they have caused others.

Psalms 59:1–17

The psalmist laments the power of enemies who conspire with other nations.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

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David

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An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
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His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
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A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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Matthew 12:36–37
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
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In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Psalm 120:3–4
What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
Matthew 27:63
“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
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All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
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May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
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…if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
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The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

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