Lyrics
Lead: You been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: Satan you been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: You been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Choir: I have been delivered
Satan' s under my feet
I've been forgiven
Ain't got nothing on me
Lead: The devil been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth, I know the truth
Tonex rapping
Lead: The devil been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: I know you been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: You been lying to children, yes you have
Choir: but I know the truth
I have been delivered
Satan's under my feet
I 've been forgiven
Ain't got nothing on me
Lead: Ain't got nothing on me (Repeat 5 times)
Lead: The devil been telling lies
Choir: I know the truth, I know the truth
Special Chorus:
Lead: I know the truth Choir: I know the truth
I know the truth
I know the truth
The devil been saying
bad things--all the way
up north, all the way
down south
You see it really doesn't
matter
The devil is liar
I know the truth
Well, I know it I know it
Do you know it
Do you know it
Clap your hands if you know it
Stand on your feet if you know it
Run and shout if you know it
The devil may put me down
but Jesus picks me up
I know it
I know it
Shirley rapping
Lead: You been telling lies, Satan
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: I know you been telling lies
Choir: but I know the truth
Lead: You been telling lies, Satan
Choir: but I know the truth
Choir: I have been delivered
Satan's under my feet
I 've been forgiven
Ain't go nothing on me
Lead: Ain't got nothing on me (Repeat 8)
Lead: The devil been telling lies
Choir: I know the truth, I know the truth
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“I Know the Truth” presents spiritual conflict as a contest between accusation and the assurance found in Christ. Its call-and-response pattern repeatedly rejects Satan’s lies with declarations of deliverance, forgiveness, and freedom from condemnation. The choir’s answers make the central claim communal and emphatic: false charges do not determine the believer’s standing before God.
The song’s language of Satan being underfoot and Jesus lifting the fallen emphasizes victory rather than fear. That imagery closely echoes Romans 16:20, which speaks of God crushing Satan under the feet of his people. The repeated claim of forgiveness also corresponds with Romans 8:1, where those in Christ Jesus are declared free from condemnation. Even as the lyrics move into exhortations to clap, stand, run, and shout, the foundation remains the same truth: Christ’s saving work answers accusation, and praise becomes a public response to that assurance.
Related Scripture
- Romans 16:20 Paul describes God crushing Satan under his people’s feet.
- Romans 8:1 Those in Christ Jesus are free from condemnation.