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“Please hear my argument
And listen to the contentions of my lips.
“I could strengthen you with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
My lips certainly will not speak unjustly,
Nor will my tongue mutter deceit.
“Let me speak that I may get relief;
Let me open my lips and answer.
“My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;
The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.
A Prayer of David.
Hear a just cause, O Lord, give heed to my cry;
Give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will not restrain my lips,
O Lord, You know.
O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.
Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You;
And my soul, which You have redeemed.
“My covenant I will not violate,
Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips.
Let my lips utter praise,
For You teach me Your statutes.
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey
And smoother than oil is her speech;
“Listen, for I will speak noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
“For my mouth will utter truth;
And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
He who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of understanding.
The lips of the righteous bring forth what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverted.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Leave the presence of a fool,
Or you will not discern words of knowledge.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.
A divine decision is in the lips of the king;
His mouth should not err in judgment.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And he who speaks right is loved.
A fool’s lips bring strife,
And his mouth calls for blows.
There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;
But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.
And your mouth like the best wine!”
“It goes down smoothly for my beloved,
Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.
But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
Nor have I longed for the woeful day;
You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips
Was in Your presence.
The lips of my assailants and their whispering
Are against me all day long.
And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength.
I heard and my inward parts trembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my bones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the people to arise who will invade us.
“For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.