2Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by ◄flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true►.
3Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.
4They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want; we control what we say MTY, so no one can tell us what we should not do!”
5But Yahweh replies, “I have seen the violent things that they have done to helpless people; and I have heard those people groaning, so I will arise and rescue the people who are wanting me to help them.”