Psalms 12:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 12:3

Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

1 Help,¹ Lord, for the godly man ^aceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 ^aThey speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and¹ a double heart they speak.

3 May the Lord¹ cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks¹ proud things,

4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”

5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

6 The words of the Lord are ^apure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 12:3

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American Standard Version
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

Amplified® Bible
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips {and} the tongues that speak proud boasting,

Contemporary English Version
Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that brag so loudly?

Darby English Version
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

Good News Bible
Silence those flattering tongues, O LORD! Close those boastful mouths that say,

King James Version
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

New American Standard Bible
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

New International Version
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue

New King James Version
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks proud things,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

Revised Standard Version
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

New English Translation
May the Lord cut off¹ all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!²

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