Psalm 31:18

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Literal

Let the lips of falsehood become dumb, those speaking against the righteous with arrogance, with pride and contempt.

Latin

…muta fiant labia dolosa, quæ loquuntur adversus justum iniquitatem, in superbia, et in abusione.

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Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 31:14–18

Hope does not trust weak and unreliable human beings. It trusts only in the Lord. The suffering person places his life in God’s hands while he waits for the Lord to bring justice.

Psalms 31:1–24

The psalmist urges the faithful to seek safety in the Lord and wait for his salvation. After experiencing something like death, he shares how the Lord remained faithful. This psalm points ahead to the suffering of Jesus (Luke 23:46).

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But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.

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