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Key Terms

Arrow 4 Have Insight 4 Fear 3 Be Complete 3 Seek Safety 3 Mischief 2 Upright 2 Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Complete Complete Certainty Be Fully Assured Seek Refugue Straightness Straight Be Straight

The Hurtful Tongue

(James 3:1–12)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

ⓘ This lament decries the destructive plots and arrogant...

This lament decries the destructive plots and arrogant attitude of the wicked (64:1–6). The psalmist turns to God in prayer and takes heart in God’s justice because whatever the wicked do will be undone by the righteous judge. The godly will rejoice and grow in wisdom as they reflect on God’s mighty acts.
ⓘ These verses form a prayer for rescue from...

These verses form a prayer for rescue from bold and powerful liars.
1Hear, O God, my voice of complaint;preserve my life from dread of the enemy.2Hide me from the scheming of the wicked,from the mob of workers of iniquity,3who sharpen their tongues like swordsand aim their bitter words like arrows,4ambushing the innocent in seclusion,shooting suddenly, without fear.
5They hold fast to their evil purpose;they speak of hiding their snares.“Who will see them?” they say.6They devise injustice and say,“We have perfected a secret plan.”For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
ⓘ What God does is righteous. God undoes what...

What God does is righteous. God undoes what is wicked and pays the wicked back with what they planned for others.
7But God will shoot them with arrows;suddenly they will be wounded.8They will be made to stumble,their own tongues turned against them.All who see will shake their heads.9Then all mankind will fearand proclaim the work of God;so they will ponder what He has done.
10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORDand take refuge in Him;let all the upright in heart exult.