Mazmur 34:13-15

34:13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹ 

or use deceptive speech! ² 

34:14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! ³ 

Strive for peace and promote it! ⁴ 

34:15 The Lord pays attention to the godly

and hears their cry for help. ⁵ 

Mazmur 66:18-19

66:18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, ⁶ 

the Lord would not have listened.

66:19 However, God heard;

he listened to my prayer.

¹ tn Heb “guard your tongue from evil.”

² tn Heb “and your lips from speaking deception.”

³ tn Or “do good.”

⁴ tn Heb “seek peace and pursue it.”

⁵ tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.”

⁶ tn Heb “sin if I had seen in my heart.”