Psalms 31:18

Psalms 31:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
• New International Version (NIV)Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the lying lips be put to silence, Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Context of Psalms 31:18

16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy lovingkindness. 17Let me not he ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. Let the lying lips be dumb; which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt. 19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that put their trust in thee, before the sons of men! 20In the covert of thy presence shalt thou hide them from the plottings of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Psalms 31:18 word by word

תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֫י שָׁ֥קֶר הַדֹּבְר֖וֹת עַל־צַדִּ֥יק עָתָ֗ק בְּגַאֲוָ֥ה וָבֽוּז׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 31:18

• Psalms 12:3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things:
• Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for cursing and lying which they speak.
• Psalms 63:11But the king shall rejoice in God: every one that sweareth by him shall glory; for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
• Psalms 140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
• Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness which is of me, saith the LORD.
• John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
• Revelation 21:8But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
• Revelation 22:15Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.
• Psalms 64:3Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words:
• Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
• 1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
• 2 Chronicles 32:16And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
• Isaiah 37:22this is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household!
• Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Let the lying lips be put to silence - As to my enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, abate their pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices. See Jeremiah 18:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Let the lying lips be put to silence - See the notes at Psalm 12:2-3. The lips which speak lies. The reference here is especially to those who had spoken in this manner against the psalmist himself, though he makes the language general, or prays in general that God would silence all liars: a prayer certainly in which all persons may properly join. Which speak grievous things - Margin, “a hard thing.” The Hebrew word - עתק ‛âthâq - means “bold, impudent…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18Hope 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Falsehood
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• David
• Brokenhearted
• Grievous; Grievously; Greievousness
• Lip
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• contempt, contemptible, not worth listening to

Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings