the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 12:4
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They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own—who can stop us?"
Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
They say, "Our tongues will help us win. We can say what we wish; no one is our master."
They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?
Who have said, "With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?"
those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?"
Whiche seiden, We schulen magnyfie oure tunge, our lippis ben of vs; who is oure lord?
They say, "With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips-who can be our master?"
They say to themselves, "We are great speakers. No one else has a chance."
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
May Adonai cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks so proudly,
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?
Those people think they can win any argument. They say, "We are so good with words, no one will be our master."
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!
Who haue said, with our tongue wil we preuaile, our lips are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
They say, "We can win with our tongues. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
those who say, "With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?"
Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
For they have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
"With our words we get what we want. We will say what we wish, and no one can stop us."
Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?
(11-5) Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us?
those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is our master?"
Whiche say, we wyll preuayle with our tongue: our lippes are our owne, who is Lorde ouer vs?
who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
They say, “Through our tongues we have power;our lips are our own—who can be our master?”
Who have said, "With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are on our side. Who is master over us?"
who say, We shall be strong by our tongue; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?'
Which saye: Oure toge shulde preuayle: we are they that ought to speake, who is lorde ouer vs?
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?"
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail;Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
With: Jeremiah 18:18, James 3:5, James 3:6
our own: Heb. with us
who: Genesis 3:5, Exodus 5:2, Job 21:14, Job 21:15, Jeremiah 2:31, Daniel 3:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Reciprocal: Judges 17:6 - right Judges 21:25 - right Psalms 17:10 - with Psalms 39:1 - that I Psalms 73:8 - speak wickedly Psalms 100:3 - not we ourselves Psalms 140:11 - an evil speaker Isaiah 36:18 - lest Jeremiah 17:14 - Heal Jeremiah 44:17 - whatsoever Hosea 7:16 - the rage Romans 3:13 - with their 1 Corinthians 6:19 - and ye 2 Peter 2:10 - despise
Cross-References
Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail,.... Either through the eloquence of them, or the outward force and power with which they are backed. The sense is, as we say, so shall it be; our words are laws, and shall be obeyed, there is no standing against them; our edicts and decrees shall everywhere be regarded: or "we will make one to prevail", or "have the dominion" g; meaning antichrist, the man of sin; for all this is true of the tongues of the antichristian party, and of their laws, edicts, and decrees and which have obtained everywhere, and by which the wicked one has been established in his tyrannical power and authority;
our lips [are] our own, or "with us" h: we will say what we please, and make what laws and decrees we think fit, and impose them upon men; and so change times and laws without control, Daniel 7:25;
who [is] Lord over us? which is the very language and conduct of antichrist, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, 2 Thessalonians 2:4; and is indeed the language of the hearts and lives of all wicked and ungodly men, sons of Belial, men without any yoke or restraint; who walk, and are resolved to walk, after the imagination of their own evil hearts; not knowing the Lord, and being unwilling to obey him, or to be restrained by him; see Exodus 5:2.
g × ×××ר "prevalere ac dominare, faciemus, scil. aliquem regem, dominum", Cocceius. h ××ª× × "nobiscum", Musculus, Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Ainsworth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Who have said - Who habitually say. This does not mean that they had formally and openly said this - for none would be likely to do so - but that they had practically and really said this by their conduct. They acted as if it were the real principle on which they framed their lives, that they might use their tongues as they pleased.
With our tongue - literally, âas to,â or âin respect to our tongue;â that is, by our tongue. It was by the tongue that they expected to accomplish their purposes. It was not by direct power, or by violence, but by the power of speech.
Will we prevail - literally, âWe will do mightily;â that is, they would accomplish their purposes. They relied on the power of speech - on their ability in influencing others; in deceiving others; in persuading others to fall in with their plans.
Our lips are our own - That is, we may use them as we please; no one has a right to control us in the use of what properly belongs to ourselves. It cannot be meant that they intended to assert this openly as a right, for there are perhaps none who will not admit in words that they are responsible for what they âsay,â as well as for what they âdo.â But their conduct was such that this was the fair interpretation to be placed on what they said. They would speak this if they openly professed and avowed what was their real opinion.
Who is lord over us? - That is, who has a right to control us in the case? There are many who practically avow this as a principle of conduct, and who seem to feel that they are not responsible for their words, however much they may admit their responsibility for their actions. There is usually a greater degree of recklessness among men in regard to their speech than in regard to their conduct; and many a man who would shrink from doing another wrong by an act of dishonesty in business, may be utterly reckless as to doing him wrong by an unkind remark.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 12:4. Our lips are our own — Many think, because they have the faculty of speaking, that therefore they may speak what they please.
Old MS. - The qwilk sayd, our toung we sal wyrchip, our lippes er of us, qwas our Lorde? Tha Ypocrites worchepes thair toung; for thai hee tham self janglyng and settes in thaire pouste to do mykil thyng and grete: and thai rose tham that thair lippes that es thair facund and thair wyls er of tham self, nought of God, ne of haly menes lare; for thi that say qua es our Lord? that es, qwat es he to qwas rewle and conversacioun we sal be undir lout? and confourme us til? Als so to say, That es none.
