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10 1My God of mercy shall acome to meet me;
God shall let bme see my desire on my enemies. 
11 Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down,
O Lord our shield.
12 aFor the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak. 
13 aConsume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And blet them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah 
14 And aat evening they return,
They growl like a dog,
And go all around the city. 
15 They awand1er up and down for food,
And howl if they are not satisfied. 
16 But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
17 To You, aO my Strength, I will sing praises;
For God is my defense,
My God of mercy. 
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What Does Psalms 59:12 Mean?



Psalm 59:12

Proud people also possess an unruly tongue that curses, lies, and offends. This complements Psalm 10:2 in that a proud person may not have the opportunity to "run over" somebody in business, but every proud person can boldly or carelessly run over others with his tongue.

Some people are abrupt, abusive, harsh, and overbearing with their tongue. Even though they may not physically attack other people, they leave them emotionally abused. Some complain ceaselessly, spreading a pall of negativism that makes others want to avoid them. Neither harshness nor negativism promotes oneness. We need to study how God says to use the tongue, but the cause of offenses that separate us is almost invariably inconsiderate, self-centered pride producing its divisive fruit through the tongue.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Pride, Humility, and the Day of Atonement


 
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