John Gill Commentary Psalms 12:3

"Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;" — Psalms 12:3 (ASV)

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips
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 (Job 32:21Job 32:22) ;

[and] the tongue that speaks proud things ^F6 ,
or "great things", as the little horn, (Daniel 7:20Daniel 7:25) ; and the beast, or Romish antichrist, who is designed by both, (Revelation 13:5Revelation 13:6) ; 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 rises up against God, Christ, and his people, will be condemned; when unGodly sinners will be convinced of all their hard speeches, (Isaiah 54:17) (Jude 1:15) . Perhaps some regard may be had to the tongue of Doeg the Edomite; see (Psalms 52:3–5) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F6: (twldg) "magna", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis; "grandia", Cocceius.