Catholic Public Domain Version
"But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews. "
— Psalms 34:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”
“Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile. ”
“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.”
“Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!”
“But as for me, when they were troublesome to me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall be turned into my bosom.”
“Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.”
“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”
All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.
Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.
They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.
But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews.
Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.
And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.
They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.