(SEE 8:1)

(SEE 18:1)

How much longer will you forget me, LORD? Forever? How much longer will you hide yourself from me?

They shouted in a loud voice, "Almighty Lord, holy and true! How long will it be until you judge the people on earth and punish them for killing us?"

(SEE 27:1)

She kept on asking him, day after day. He got so sick and tired of her bothering him about it

I am worn out, O LORD; have pity on me! Give me strength; I am completely exhausted

and my whole being is deeply troubled. How long, O LORD, will you wait to help me?

I am crushed by their insults, as they keep on asking me, "Where is your God?"

He rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people.

That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.

His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.

Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like arrows.

Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.

What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.

But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.