KJVThe Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. The merciful man hath failed. Some think that this is a complaint that the righteous had been unjustly put to death; as if the Psalmist had said, Saul has cruelly cut off all who observed justice and faithfulness. But I would understand the words in a simpler sense, as…