15 ^aCall upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” ‡

16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you to declare My statutes,
Or take My covenant in your mouth,

18 When you saw a thief, you ^aconsented with him,
And have been a ^bpartaker with adulterers. ‡

19 You give your mouth to evil,
And ^ayour tongue frames deceit. ‡