A moment in scripture
Psalms 59:12
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Psalms 59:10
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
- Psalms 59:11
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Psalms 59:13
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
- Psalms 59:14
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.