John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 12:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, etc.] This is either a prophecy or a prayer, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe; that God either would or should cut off such who used flattery with their lips, by inflicting some judgment in this life, or everlasting punishment hereafter; by taking them away by death “out of the world”, as the Targum paraphrases it; or by casting them into hell, where all liars and deceitful persons will have their portion; (see <183221>Job 32:21,22); [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things, or “great things” f205, as the little horn, (<270720>Daniel 7:20,25); and the beast, or Romish antichrist, who is designed by both, (<661305>Revelation 13:5,6); and which will be accomplished when Christ shall destroy him with the breath of his mouth, and the brightness of his coming; and indeed every tongue that riseth up against God, Christ, and his people, will be condemned; when ungodly sinners will be convinced of all their hard speeches, (<235417>Isaiah 54:17) (<650115>Jude 1:15). Perhaps some regard may be had to the tongue of Doeg the Edomite; (see <195203>

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