Psalms 34:13

34:13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words

or use deceptive speech!

Psalms 31:23

31:23 Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his!

The Lord protects those who have integrity,

but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.


tn Heb “guard your tongue from evil.”

tn Heb “and your lips from speaking deception.”

tn A “faithful follower” (חָסִיד, khasid) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 4:3; 12:1; 16:10; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).

tn The participial forms in the second and third lines characterize the Lord as one who typically protects the faithful and judges the proud.