break Lit. profane, as in Psalms 89:31. God's covenant, like His laws, is a sacred thing. Men may violate His laws, but He will not violate His covenant.

the thing that is gone out of my lips The word once spoken is irrevocable. The phrase is used of vows in Numbers 30:12; Deuteronomy 23:23.

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