Woe! unto the Sinners in Zion! Isaiah 33:14-16

The sinners in Zion are terrified;

    trembling grips the 

godless:

Not acknowledging a deity or divine law 

“Who of us can dwell with the 

consuming fire?

Deeply Felt 

severe trial or ordeal 

    Who of us can dwell with 

everlasting burning?”

lasting or enduring through all time

very hot

15 

Those who walk righteously

    and speak what is right,

who reject gain from 

extortion

Extortion is a crime in which one person forces another person to do something against his will, generally to give up money or other property, by the threat of violence, property damage, damage to the person’s reputation, or extreme financial hardship. Extortion involves the victim’s consent to the crime, but that consent is obtained illegally. 

    and keep their hands from accepting 

bribes 

• a sum of money or other inducement offered or given in inducement, incentive, payola, payoff, kickback, boodle, sweetenerwho stop their ears against plots of 

murder

the crime of unlawfully killing a person, especially with malice aforethought

    and shut their eyes against 

contemplating evil

to think deeply or carefully about (something)

causing harm or injury to someone

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they are the ones who will dwell on the 

heights

the highest part:summit

    whose refuge will be the 

mountain fortress.

an area of land that rises very high above the land around it and that is higher than a hill

a place that is protected against attack:a fortified place

Their bread will be supplied,

Food Sustenance

 to provide for

    and water will not fail them.

Water

the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone

Jesus said, But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
John 4:14

Psalm 73 Why do the wicked prosper ?

A psalm of Asaph.

1 Surely God is good to Israel,
    to those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
    I had nearly lost my foothold.
3 For I envied the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 They have no struggles;
    their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free from common human burdens;
    they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
    they clothe themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity[b];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;
    with arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
    and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
    Does the Highest know anything?”

12 This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.

13 Surely in vain, I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.
14 All-day long I have been afflicted,
    and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that,
    I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this,
    it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God;    then I understood their final destiny.

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;
    you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed,
    completely swept away by terrors!
20 They are like a dream when one awakes;
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.

21 When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast before you.

23 Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward, you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is the strength of my heart
    and my portion forever.

²⁷ Those who are far from you will perish;
    you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
²⁸ But as for me, it is good to be near God.
    I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;    I will tell of all your deeds.

PRIDE AND DESTRUCTION

Psalm 7:14-16

14 

Whoever is pregnant with evil

    conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

15 

Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

    falls into the pit they have made.

16 

The trouble they cause recoils on them;

    their violence comes down on their own heads.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace,

    but with humility comes wisdom.

Numbers 32:23 
But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord: and you may be sure that sin will find you out.

Galatians 6:7 
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.