Psalms 12:3 meaning and explanation
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
Psalms 12:3, Berean Standard Bible
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David, feeling that faithful people have vanished, asks God to silence the flattery and boasting that poison his community. The Hebrew verb karath, "to cut off," is the same word used for making a covenant by cutting, and here it asks God to end speech that damages others.
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