חָמָס

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;