Psalm 12:3
“The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:”
KJV
Read in Psalm 12Meaning
The prayer that flattering lips and boastful tongues be cut off places judgment in God’s hands rather than authorizing human retaliation.
Read carefully
The prayer that flattering lips and boastful tongues be cut off places judgment in God’s hands rather than authorizing human retaliation.; Psalm 12:3 should remain within the literary movement of the psalm.
Reflection
Let this verse form truthful speech, solidarity with the vulnerable, patient trust in God, and refusal of retaliatory harm.