Psalms
Psalm 12:3–4
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue.
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail.
We own our lips— who can be our master?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 12:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| cut off | יַכְרֵ֣ת | yaḵ·rêṯ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| flattering | חֲלָק֑וֹת | ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ | Adjective - masculine plural | H2513 portion |
| lips | שִׂפְתֵ֣י | śip̄·ṯê | Noun - feminine dual construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| and | מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת | mə·ḏab·be·reṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular | H1696 speak |
| tongue | לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן | lā·šō·wn | Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
Psalm 12:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| say | אָֽמְר֨וּ׀ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| With our tongues | לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ | lil·šō·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural | H3956 tongue |
| we will prevail | נַ֭גְבִּיר | naḡ·bîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H1396 be strong, mighty |
| We own | אִתָּ֑נוּ | ’it·tā·nū | Direct object marker; first person common plural | H854 with |
| our lips | שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ | śə·p̄ā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| who | מִ֖י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can be our master | אָד֣וֹן | ’ā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H113 lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 12:3 Proverbs 18:21 · Daniel 7:8 · Revelation 13:5 · Psalm 17:10
Psalm 12:4 James 3:5–6 · Exodus 5:2 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Job 21:14–15 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Daniel 3:15 · Genesis 3:5 · Jeremiah 2:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.