They will be ruled by you with a rod of iron; they will be broken like a potter's vessel.

Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)

O Lord, do not be bitter with me in your wrath; do not send punishment on me in the heat of your passion.

My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.

Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

My bitter weeping, and my going without food, were turned to my shame.

My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.

They gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my drink.

Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.

You, who have sent great and bitter troubles on me, will give me life again, lifting me up from the deep waters of the underworld.

My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:

Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?

He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.

He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.

But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;

For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

The bitter words of your haters, O Lord, shaming the footsteps of your king.

His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.

For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.

Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.