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Psalms 12:3 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:


Psalms 12:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 12:310 words
HebrewMeaning
שָׁ֤וְאšāwəʾ
falsehoodnounH7723
lie · lying · vain · vanity
יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮yədabərw
they speakverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
אִ֤ישׁʾiyš
eachnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֶתʾet
withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
רֵ֫עֵ֥/הוּrēʿēhw
neighbor hisnounH7453
companion · fellow · friend · husband ···
שְׂפַ֥תśəpat
a lip ofnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
חֲלָק֑וֹתḥălāqwōt
flatteriadjH2513
flattering · ground · parcel · part ···
בְּ/לֵ֖בbəlēb
with a heartpronH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
וָ/לֵ֣בwālēb
and a heartconjH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
יְדַבֵּֽרוּyədabērw
they speakverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 12
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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