Psalms 31:18 meaning and explanation

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalms 31:18, Berean Standard Bible

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David is praying in a psalm of trust and distress, surrounded by enemies who slander him and plot his life. Having asked God to shame the wicked and silence them in Sheol, he now focuses on the sin itself: lying lips.

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