King James Version
What Does Psalms 12:3 Mean?
“The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: proud: Heb. great”
Context
1
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. upon: or, upon the eighth Help: or, Save
2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. a double: Heb. an heart and an heart
3
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: proud: Heb. great
4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? are: Heb. are with us
5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. puffeth: or, would ensnare him
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) **The Lord shall.**—Translate, *May Jehovah cut off.*
**Proud things.**—Literally, *great things. *Vulg., *linguam magniloquam.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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Cross-References
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