Psalms 12:4

With our tongue will we prevail. Thanks to our tongue, we will prevail.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 that...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Who have said, (c) With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us? (c) They think themselves able to persuade whatev...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XII. A Prayer of Faithful Jews against the Arrogant Tongue of the Ungodly. Psalms 12:1-4 . The godly man ceaseth (see Psalms 4:1-5 ). The wick...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

This the Psalmist confirms more fully in the following verse: Who have said, we will be strengthened by our tongues Those must be possessed...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? Our lips are our own - Many think, because they have t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? Our lips are our own - literally, are with us; i:e...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Book 1 The Pss. in this book are probably among the earliest in the Psalter, and include most of those generally regarded as Davidic. They seem to...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Our lips are our own ] We have a right to say what we please, to gain our end.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 of persons in a...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 12:1-8 ONE penalty of living near God is keen pain from low lives. The ears that hear God's word cannot but be stunned and hurt by the babb...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Our Refuge and Defense Psalms 11:1-7 ; Psalms 12:1-8 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecut...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Out of a consciousness of the terrible evil of his times, the worshiper cries to Jehovah for help. The failure of godly men and faithful souls is alw...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

While the Lord's people are not earnest to assemble, the vain will assemble, and their conversation will be trifling. The children of this world are,...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail ,.... Either through the eloquence of them, or the outward force and power with which they are backed...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us? Ver. 4. Who have said, With our tongue will we prev...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

With our tongues will we prevail By raising and spreading evil reports concerning him. We will have the better of all that oppose us; and our tongu...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints of the Times. To the chief musician upon Sheminith. A psalm of D...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

With our tongue will we prevail, by raising and spreading slanders and evil reports concerning him, whereby both Saul will be highly and implacably...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘YHWH will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that makes great boasts, Who have said, ‘With our tongue will we prevail, Our lips are our own,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This, according to the title, is one of David’s psalms, but there is nothing in the circumstances, so far as we know them, of his hist...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 12:1 . Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. One might have thought that David stil...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 12:1 . Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. The Psalm speaks of a very discouragin...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 12:1 . Help, Lord; for the godly, Hebrews חסיד chasid, the merciful man ceaseth. The true reading is preferable, because it joins piety...
The Biblical Illustrator

Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth. --This, according to the title, is one of David’s Psalms; but there is nothing in the circumstances, so far...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips. The lawlessness of the tongue The language of agitators is indicated in this text, of men who think...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ANOTHER Davidical psalm, both according to the title and to the general opinion of critics; said (like Psalms 6:1-19 .) to be "upo...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for God's Protection of His Church. This psalm again shows a prophetical strain; it is applicable throughout to the little flock, the poor,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

who have said, With our tongues will we prevail, showing strength with them, believing themselves to be absolute masters of their words; our lips ar...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 2:4 ; Daniel 3:15 ; Exodus 5:2 ; Genesis 3:5 ; James 3:5 ; James 3:6 ; Jeremiah 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:31 ; Job 21:14 ; Job 21:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Prevail — By raising and spreading evil reports concerning him. Our own — At our own disposal to speak what we please, who can control or restrain...

⁴ Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Related Commentaries of Psalms 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 12:4