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IV

10 For there is no sincerity in their mouth;
    their heart is corrupt.
Their throat[a] is an open grave;(A)
    on their tongue are subtle lies.
11 Declare them guilty, God;
    make them fall by their own devices.(B)
Drive them out for their many sins;
    for they have rebelled against you.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:10 Their throat: their speech brings harm to their hearers (cf. Jer 5:16). The verse mentions four parts of the body, each a source of evil to the innocent.

10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(A)
    for they have rebelled(B) against you.
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
    let them ever sing for joy.(C)
Spread your protection over them,
    that those who love your name(D) may rejoice in you.(E)

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