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Neighbors utter lies to each other;
    they speak with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.[a]
May the Lord destroy all flattering lips
    and every boastful tongue,
those who say, “We will prevail by our tongues;
    with our lips as our ally,
    who can lord it over us?”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:3 Hearts: see note on Ps 4:8.

May the Lord silence all flattering lips(A)
    and every boastful tongue—(B)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(C)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

“Because the poor are plundered(D) and the needy groan,(E)
    I will now arise,(F)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(G) from those who malign them.”

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