Holy Scripture
Psalms 11:6
A church father on this verse
“Harsh punishments are often denoted in Scripture by the word cup.… So it follows that even in this place "cup" denotes the punishment to be poured out, especially, the fullness of this cup is fire, sulphur and a stormy wind, whose symbols were written in Genesis, the type of punishment inflicted by the Lord on Sodom a…”
Source: Septuagint
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6Because of the misery of the poor, And because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly.
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4Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, And the tongue that speaks great words:
5Who have said, We will magnify our tongue; Our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
— Psalms 11:6 —
7The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; As silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
8Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, And shalt preserve us, from this generation, and forever.