<p class="poetry">May death destroy them!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May they go down alive into Sheol!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> spend all their time planning how to bring him<n id="2" /> down.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">They love to use deceit;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">they pronounce blessings with their mouths,p> <p class="poetry">but inwardly they utter curses.<n id="5" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">They devise<n id="1" /> unjust schemes;p> <p class="poetry">they disguise<n id="2" /> a well-conceived plot.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Man&#8217;s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A psalm of Asaph.p> <p class="poetry">God stands in<n id="2" /> the assembly of El;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">in the midst of the gods<n id="4" /> he renders judgment.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will walk in<n id="1" /> the way of integrity.p> <p class="poetry">When will you come to me?p> <p class="poetry">I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deceitful people will not live in my palace.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Liars will not be welcome in my presence.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">By David.p> <p class="poetry">Praise the <sc>Lordsc>, O my soul!p> <p class="poetry">With all that is within me, praise<n id="2" /> his holy name!p>

<p class="poetry">Even when I must walk in the midst of danger,<n id="1" /> you revive me.p> <p class="poetry">You oppose my angry enemies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and your right hand delivers me.p>

The sovereign master, the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies, is certainly ready to carry out the decreed destruction throughout the land.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion,p> <p class="poetry">for the Holy One of Israel<n id="1" /> acts mightily<n id="2" /> among you!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">So my heart constantly sighs for Moab, like the strumming of a harp,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my inner being sighs<n id="2" /> for Kir Hareseth.<n id="3" />p>

At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing<n id="1" /> in the earth.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Moab<n id="1" /> will spread out its hands in the middle of it,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim;p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc><n id="3" /> will bring down Moab&#8217;s<n id="4" /> pride as it spreads its hands.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so that you may yet be delivered.p> <p class="poetry">How long will you continue to harbor upp> <p class="poetry">wicked schemes within you?p>

Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey &#8211; shedding blood and destroying lives &#8211; so they can get dishonest profit.

I will put my Spirit within you;<n id="1" /> I will take the initiative and you will obey my statutes<n id="2" /> and carefully observe my regulations.<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">I will remove<n id="1" /> Moab&#8217;s leader;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">I will kill all Moab&#8217;s<n id="3" /> officials<n id="4" /> with him.&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> has spoken!p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;In that day,&#8221; says the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I will destroy<n id="1" /> your horses from your midst,p> <p class="poetry">and smash your chariots.p>

<p class="poetry">I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst;p> <p class="poetry">you will no longer worship what your own hands made.p>

<p class="poetry">Your warriors will be like women in your midst;p> <p class="poetry">the gates of your land will be wide open<n id="1" /> to your enemies;p> <p class="poetry">fire will consume<n id="2" /> the bars of your gates.<n id="3" />p>