Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Psalms
The book of Psalms is a rich collection of prayers, poems, and songs that express the full range of human emotion before God. From joy and gratitude to sorrow and lament, the Psalms give voice to the deepest experiences of the heart. Each psalm invites readers to enter into honest conversation with God, offering praise, seeking guidance, and finding comfort in His presence.
Psalm 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Psalm 12:6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psalm 12:7
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Psalm 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Psalm 120:1
{A Song of degrees.} In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Psalm 120:2
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 120:3
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
Psalm 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Psalm 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Psalm 120:6
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Psalm 120:7
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalm 121:1
{A Song of degrees.} I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Psalm 121:2
My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:3
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Psalm 121:4
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalm 121:5
The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Psalm 121:6
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
Psalm 121:7
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Psalm 121:8
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalm 122:1
{A Song of degrees of David.} I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Psalm 122:2
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Psalm 122:3
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
Psalm 122:4
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
Psalm 122:5
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Psalm 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Psalm 122:7
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Psalm 122:8
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Psalm 122:9
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
Psalm 123:1
{A Song of degrees.} Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.