Psalms 12:5

Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

In Context

4May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

6By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I win set him in safety; I will deal confidently in his regard.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:23Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.

Exodus 5:2But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

Job 5:15But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

Psalms 34:6Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 12:2-8

Complaints of the Times. 1 Help, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I will… Read the whole commentary →

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