Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine

Update: 2025-12-12

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David asks us to ponder how language is used and how different God's speech is from that among humanity.

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Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine

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Psalm 2: Jerusalem, DC

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Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine

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Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine

Meir Soloveichik

Psalm 12: The Danger of Duplicity and the Silver Speech of the Divine