'Says' in the Bible

He says to himself, “I will never be moved—from generation to generation without calamity.”

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;He hides His face and will never see.”

Why has the wicked person despised God?He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”

“Because of the oppression of the afflictedand the groaning of the poor,I will now rise up,” says the Lord.“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

For the choir director. Davidic.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.There is no one who does good.

My heart says this about You,“You are to seek My face.”Lord, I will seek Your face.

But God says to the wicked:“What right do you have to recite My statutesand to take My covenant on your lips?

For the choir director: on Mahalath. A Davidic Maskil.The fool says in his heart, “God does not exist.”They are corrupt, and they do vile deeds.There is no one who does good.