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Psalms 12:3-4 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

3 The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

4 They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

Commentary on Psalms 12 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 12

Ps 12:1-8. On title, see Introduction and see on Ps 6:1. The Psalmist laments the decrease of good men. The pride and deceit of the wicked provokes God's wrath, whose promise to avenge the cause of pious sufferers will be verified even amidst prevailing iniquity.

1. the faithful—or literally, "faithfulness" (Ps 31:23).

2. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability.

3, 4. Boasting (Da 7:25) is, like flattery, a species of lying.

lips, and … tongue—for persons.

5. The writer intimates his confidence by depicting God's actions (compare Ps 9:19; 10:12) as coming to save the poor at whom the wicked sneer (Ps 10:5).

6. The words—literally, "saying of" (Ps 12:5).

seven times—thoroughly (Da 3:19).

7. them—(Margin.)

8. The wicked roam undisturbed doing evil, when vileness and vile men are exalted.