King James Version

Psalms 12:4

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 12:5.

אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אָֽמְר֨וּamervsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּlilshonenvto tongueלָשׁוֹןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.נַ֭גְבִּירnagbirbe greatגָּבַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “be great”, an unfinished actionH1396to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolentlyexceed, confirm, be great, be mighty, prevail, put to more (strength), strengthen, be stronger, be valiant.שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּsefateynvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.אִתָּ֑נוּitanvamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.מִ֖יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.אָד֣וֹןadonlordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lord”, the ordinary formH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.לָֽנוּlanvtoלָֽנוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Who said, 'By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?'

World English Bible

who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God. Enlighten my eyes that I never sleep in death:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοὺς εἰπόντας, τὴν γλῶσσαν ἡμῶν μεγαλυνοῦμεν, τὰ χείλη ἡμῶν παρʼ ἡμῶν ἐστι· τίς ἡμῶν Κύριός ἐστιν;