Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
The verse portrays strange children from whom rescue and deliverance are needed. Their mouths utter emptiness, speaking words that are hollow and deceitful. Where prayers are driven chiefly by desire for temporal prosperity, that empty speech consists in asking for earthly good while neglecting spiritual things.
The right hand stands figuratively for a person's principal doings, encompassing acts and actions as well as purposes, power, and strength. To have a right hand of falsehood is for the wicked to turn that action and power to deceit. It denotes acting falsely, with deeds shaped by deception and giving expression to a lie.
The verse portrays strange children from whom rescue and deliverance are needed. Their mouths utter emptiness, speaking words that are hollow and deceitful. Where prayers are driven chiefly by desire for temporal prosperity, that empty speech consists in asking for earthly good while neglecting spiritual things.
The right hand stands figuratively for a person's principal doings, encompassing acts and actions as well as purposes, power, and strength. To have a right hand of falsehood is for the wicked to turn that action and power to deceit. It denotes acting falsely, with deeds shaped by deception and giving expression to a lie.