“The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:”
The plea that God cut off flattering lips and the boastful tongue that says our tongue will prevail invokes divine judgment against those who trust in language to accomplish whatever they desire. The boastfulness about tongue suggests that the speaker has confidence that speech can control reality and force outcomes favorable to himself. The phrase our tongue will prevail emphasizes group arrogance and collective confidence in deceptive power. This verse invokes judgment specifically against those whose corruption manifests through language.
Church Fathers on Psalms 12:3
To the end, for the eighth, a psalm of David. 1. It has been said on the sixth Psalm, that “the eighth” may be taken as the day of judgment. “For the eighth” may also be taken “for the eternal age;” for that after the time present, which is a cycle of seven days, it shall be given to the Saints. 2. “Save me, O Lord, for the holy has failed;” that is, is not found: as we speak when we say, Grain fails, or, Money fails. “For the truths have been minished from among the sons…
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