Who have said - Who habitually say. This does not mean that they had formally and openly said this—for none would be likely to do so—but tha…

With our tongue. —This is the proud saying just mentioned, and is plainly a boast of the power possessed by those who have the ear…

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips…

To his complaint in the preceding verse, he now adds a plea for judgment, that God would cut off deceitful tongues. It is uncertain whether he wish…

Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail
Either through the eloquence of them, or the outward force and power …

This psalm furnishes good thoughts for bad times; one may comfort oneself with such meditations and prayers. Let us see what makes the times bad, a…