Psalms 12:3-4 in English

³ Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

⁴ Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

³ How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrows in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

⁴ Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;

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?

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?

³ Look on me, listen to me, O Lord my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

⁴ lest at any time my enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.

³ The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things:

⁴ Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

³ Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.

⁴ They 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!”

³ Look on me, listen to me, O Lord my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

⁴ lest at any time my enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.

³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

⁴ They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

³ Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, 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?

³ How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

⁴ Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God. Enlighten my eyes that I never sleep in death:

³ Stop their flattery, Lord, and silence their boasts—

⁴ these people who say, “We will succeed through what we say; our mouths belong to us. We don't take orders from anyone!”

³ The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:

⁴ Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?

³ (12-4) May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

⁴ (12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

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?

³ (12:4) May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh boastful things:

⁴ (12:5) Who have said, With our tongue will we be mighty; our lips are with us; who is Lord over us!

³ Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death;

⁴ Lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: My persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.

³ May the LORD destroy all flattering lips, And the tongue which speaketh proud things!

⁴ Who say, “With our tongues will we prevail; Our lips are our reliance; Who is lord over us?”

³ May the Lord cut off all the flattering lips, and the tongue that utters arrogance,

⁴ they declare, “Our tongue is our strength, our allies our lips: who is lord over us?”

³ May the Lord cut off all the flattering lips, and the tongue that utters arrogance,

⁴ they declare, “Our tongue is our strength, our allies our lips: who is lord over us?”

³ May Adonai cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ Yahweh, cut off all flattering lips, every tongue declaring great things.

⁴ These are those who have said, “With our tongues will we prevail. When our lips speak, who can be master over us?”

³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

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?

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

³ The Lord destroy all guileful lips; and the great speaking tongue.

⁴ Which said, We shall magnify with our tongue, our lips be of us-selves; who else is our lord?

³ The Lord destroy all guileful lips; and the great speaking tongue. (May the Lord destroy all deceitful, or lying, lips; and the tongues that speak so proudly, or so boastfully.)

⁴ Which said, We shall magnify (with) our tongue, our lips be of us-selves; who (else) is our lord? (They who say, We shall gain victory with our tongues, for our lips be our own; who else is lord over us?)

³ Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

⁴ Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'