Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Psalms 12:3

NETBible	May the Lord cut off¹ all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!²
NIV © biblegateway Psa 12:3	May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
NASB © biblegateway Psa 12:3	May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
NLT © biblegateway Psa 12:3	May the LORD bring their flattery to an end and silence their proud tongues.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 12:3	Slice their lips off their faces! Pull The braggart tongues from their mouths!
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 12:3	The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 12:3	May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 12:3	May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
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KJV	The LORD <03068> shall cut off <03772> (8686) all flattering <02513> lips <08193>_, [and] the tongue <03956> that speaketh <01696> (8764) proud <01419> things: {proud: Heb. great}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 12:3	May the LORD <03068> cut <03772> off <03772> all <03605> flattering <02513> lips <08193> , The tongue <03956> that speaks <01696> great <01419> things <01419> ;
LXXM	(11:4) exoleyreusai {V-AMD-2S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM panta <3956> A-APN ta <3588> T-APN ceilh <5491> N-APN ta <3588> T-APN dolia <1386> A-APN kai <2532> CONJ glwssan <1100> N-ASF megalorhmona {A-ASF}
NET [draft] ITL	May the Lord <03068> cut off <03772> all <03605> flattering <02513> lips <08193> , and the tongue <03956> that boasts <01419> <01696> !
HEBREW	twldg <01419> trbdm <01696> Nwsl <03956> twqlx <02513> ytpv <08193> lk <03605> hwhy <03068> trky <03772> (12:3) <12:4>

NETBible

May the Lord cut off¹ all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!²

NET Notes

¹tn The verb form is a jussive, indicating that the statement is imprecatory (“May the Lord cut off”), not indicative (“The Lord will cut off”; see also Ps 109:15 and Mal 2:12). The psalmist appeals to God to destroy the wicked, rather than simply stating his confidence that he will. In this way he seeks to activate divine judgment by appealing to God’s just character. For an example of the power of such a curse, see Judg 9:7-57.

²tn Heb “a tongue speaking great [things].”