² O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

⁷ Even while they were increasing in number they were sinning against me; I will let their glory be changed into shame.

⁶ You will send destruction on those whose words are false; the cruel man and the man of deceit are hated by the Lord.

³ But your strength, O Lord, is round me, you are my glory and the lifter up of my head.

²⁵ And so, putting away false words, let everyone say what is true to his neighbour: for we are parts one of another.

²¹ And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

¹⁷ But the Lord will make Israel free with an eternal salvation: you will not be put to shame or made low for ever and ever.

⁴ No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

⁵ These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?

¹¹ Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.

³ Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

⁸ When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.

³¹ So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

⁵ And they will be full of fear, and will no longer have faith in Ethiopia which was their hope, or in Egypt which was their glory.

³ This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

¹¹ Because punishment for an evil work comes not quickly, the minds of the sons of men are fully given to doing evil.

¹¹ And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people have no respect for me? how long will they be without faith, in the face of all the signs I have done among them?

¹ Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

⁶ You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

⁶ I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.

⁴ My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

¹ <To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

³ The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.

¹¹ But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.

² May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

²⁰ And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.

²² How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

³ Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.