One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves ¹  to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.

he who commands the sun and ¹  it does not shine ²  and seals up ³  the stars;

And he reveals ¹  this ²  for correction, and says that they must turn ³  from evil.

¹ His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also, concerning the storm’s approach.

One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts! ¹ 

The one who tells the truth ¹  will endure forever, but the one who lies ²  will last only for a moment. ³ 

A false witness ¹  will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out ²  lies will not escape punishment. ³ 

The one who goes about gossiping ¹  reveals secrets; therefore do not associate ²  with someone who is always opening his mouth. ³ 

We will obey what the Lord our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us.” ¹ 

The Israelites ¹  hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; ²  they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

The Spirit himself bears witness to ¹  our spirit that we are God’s children.

You were bought with a price. Do not become slaves of men.

Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.

Hezekiah says, “The Lord our God will rescue us from the power ¹  of the king of Assyria.” But he is misleading you and you will die of hunger and thirst! ² 

How long will they go on plotting ¹  to make my people forget who I am ²  through the dreams they tell one another? That is just as bad as what their ancestors ³  did when they forgot who I am by worshiping the god Baal. ⁴ 

So then, if someone ¹  says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ ²  do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them ¹ ?

Balaam replied, ¹  “Must I not be careful ²  to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?” ³ 

For to the snow he says, ‘Fall ¹  to earth,’ and to the torrential rains, ²  ‘Pour down.’ ³ 

A song of ascents. ²  “Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.