Psalm 50:19
“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 50Meaning
The mouth is given to evil and the tongue frames deceit; speech is a moral arena in which manipulation and falsehood contradict covenant confession.
Religious speech without obedience is exposed
Psalm 50 is a covenant-liturgy and wisdom-like judgment psalm in which God summons heaven and earth, rejects any idea that sacrifice feeds or obligates him, calls for thanksgiving and trust, and exposes the contradiction between reciting covenant words and practicing theft, sexual betrayal, deceit, and slander.
Read carefully
The mouth is given to evil and the tongue frames deceit; speech is a moral arena in which manipulation and falsehood contradict covenant confession.
Reflection
The mouth is given to evil and the tongue frames deceit; speech is a moral arena in which manipulation and falsehood contradict covenant confession.