Lexicon :: Strong's H565 - 'imrâ

Lamech said to his wives:

Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words.

For I killed a man for wounding me,

a young man for striking me.

Let my teaching fall like rain

and my word settle like dew,

like gentle rain on new grass

and showers on tender plants.

He said about his father and mother,

“I do not regard them.”

He disregarded his brothers

and didn’t acknowledge his sons,

for they kept your word

and maintained your covenant.

God ​— ​his way is perfect;

the word of the LORD is pure.

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

The words of the LORD are pure words,

like silver refined in an earthen furnace,

purified seven times.

I call on you, God,

because you will answer me;

listen closely to me; hear what I say.

God ​— ​his way is perfect;

the word of the LORD is pure.

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

Until the time his prediction came true,

the word of the LORD tested him.

I have treasured your word in my heart

so that I may not sin against you.

Confirm what you said to your servant,

for it produces reverence for you.

Let your faithful love come to me, LORD,

your salvation, as you promised.

This is my comfort in my affliction:

Your promise has given me life.

I have sought your favor with all my heart;

be gracious to me according to your promise.

Before I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I keep your word.

May your faithful love comfort me

as you promised your servant.

My eyes grow weary

looking for what you have promised;

I ask, “When will you comfort me? ”

How sweet your word is to my taste —

sweeter than honey in my mouth.

Sustain me as you promised, and I will live;

do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

My eyes grow weary looking for your salvation

and for your righteous promise.

Make my steps steady through your promise;

don’t let any sin dominate me.

Your word is completely pure,

and your servant loves it.

I am awake through each watch of the night

to meditate on your promise.

Champion my cause and redeem me;

give me life as you promised.

I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust

because they do not keep your word.

I rejoice over your promise

like one who finds vast treasure.

Let my plea reach you;

rescue me according to your promise.

My tongue sings about your promise,

for all your commands are righteous.

I will bow down toward your holy temple

and give thanks to your name

for your constant love and truth.

You have exalted your name

and your promise above everything else.[fn]

He sends his command throughout the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

Every word of God is pure;[fn]

he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes straw

and as dry grass shrivels in the flame,

so their roots will become like something rotten

and their blossoms will blow away like dust,

for they have rejected

the instruction of the LORD of Armies,

and they have despised

the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Listen and hear my voice.

Pay attention and hear what I say.

You will be brought down;

you will speak from the ground,

and your words will come from low in the dust.

Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground;

your speech will whisper from the dust.

Stand up, you complacent women;

listen to me.

Pay attention to what I say,

you overconfident daughters.

The LORD has done what he planned;

he has accomplished his decree,

which he ordained in days of old.

He has demolished without compassion,

letting the enemy gloat over you

and exalting the horn of your adversaries.