Psalm 12:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 12:3

Psalms 12:3 . The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips All such as speak kind things to any one, at the same time that they mean quite the contrary in their hearts; and the tongue that speaketh proud things Hebrew, גדלות , gedoleth, great things, or, great words, boasting what they have done, or declaring, or threatening what they will do, and what great things they will effect, namely, with their tongues, as they themselves explain it in the next words. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 12:1-8

Psalms 11-13 Persevere . . . or give in?There came a time when David became tired of his continual flight from Saul, not just because it was wearying, but because it was cutting him off from the public worship places of God’s people (1 Samuel 26:19). His spiritual life was weakened and he gave in to the temptation to leave his own country for the safety of enemy Philistia (1 Samuel 27:1). This is the sort of temptation that David considers in Psalms 11:0, the temptation to go along with... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 12:3

The tongue, &c. Quoted in James 3:5 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 12:3

"Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,The tongue that speaketh great things;Who hath said, With our tongue will we prevail;Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"These lines are a promise that God will indeed intervene and "cut off" such an offensive society."Tongue that speaketh great things." "Proud and lofty boastings are intended, as in Daniel 7:20." [3]"With our tongues we will prevail." "The wicked acknowledge no responsibility for their words."[4]"Our lips are our own." This is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 12:3

Psalms 12:3. That speaketh proud things— The Hebrew word גדלות gedoloth signifies great things, or great words; for the more artificial and dissembling a man is, the more he affects a pompous formality in his discourse, that he may the better deceive. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 12:3

3, 4. Boasting ( :-) is, like flattery, a species of lying. lips, and . . . tongue—for persons. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:1-4

1. Plea for deliverance 12:1-4The multitude of liars and deceivers that surrounded David moved him to cry out to God for deliverance for the godly minority. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:1-8

Psalms 12David placed great confidence in the promises of God to deliver those who look to Him for salvation. This was not easy for the psalmist to do, since in his day powerful wicked people were taking advantage of the weak and vulnerable (cf. Psalms 11:3). The genre of this psalm is probably a community lament with a statement of confidence in God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:3-4

David wished the Lord would end the flattery and arrogant claims of those around him. They confidently believed they could accomplish anything they chose to do by their lies and deception. They also repudiated any restraint of their free speech (cf. James 3:5). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 12:1-8

The same subject may be traced here as in Psalms 9-11, viz. a time of persecution and oppression coupled with a conviction that God lives and will yet deliver.Title as in Psalms 6.2. Vanity] empty and false words. A double heart] a figure for treachery and deceit.4. Our lips are our own] We have a right to say what we please, to gain our end.5. Now will I arise] God’s time for interposition always arrives sooner or later. The Psalmist pictures the proper moment as having come. From him that... read more

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