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Psalms 12

Introduction

1  David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God.
3  He comforts himself with God's promises, and his judgments on the wicked.
Verse 1

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
(Title
&) Sheminith. or, The eighth.
6:1; *title; 1 Chronicles 15:21
Help
or, Save.
3:7, 6:4, 54:1, Matthew 8:25, 14:30
godly
Genesis 6:12, Isaiah 1:9,21,22, 57:1, 63:5, Jeremiah 5:1, Micah 7:1,2, Matthew 24:12
faithful
Proverbs 20:6, Isaiah 59:4,13-15
Verse 2

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
They
10:7, 36:3,4, 38:12, 41:6, 52:1-4, 59:12, 144:8,11, Jeremiah 9:2-6,8
flattering
5:9, 28:3, 62:4, Proverbs 20:19, 29:5, Ezekiel 12:24, Romans 16:18, 1 Thessalonians 2:5
a double heart
Heb. an heart and an heart.
1 Chronicles 12:33; *marg:; James 1:8
Verse 3

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
cut
Job 32:22
tongue
17:10, 73:8,9, Exodus 15:9, 1 Samuel 2:3, 17:43,44, 2 Kings 19:23,24, Isaiah 10:10, Ezekiel 28:2,9, 29:3, Daniel 4:30,31, 7:8,25, Malachi 3:13, 2 Peter 2:18, Jude 1:16, Revelation 13:5
proud
Heb. great.
Proverbs 18:21
Verse 4

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
With
Jeremiah 18:18, James 3:5,6
our own
Heb. with us. who.
Genesis 3:5, Exodus 5:2, Job 21:14,15, Jeremiah 2:31, Daniel 3:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Verse 5

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
oppression
10:12, 74:21,22, 79:10,11, 146:7,8, Exodus 2:23,24, 3:7-9, Judges 10:16, Proverbs 14:31, 22:22,23, Ecclesiastes 4:1, 5:8, Isaiah 19:20, Ezekiel 18:12,13,18, James 5:4
now
Isaiah 33:10, Micah 7:8,9
puffeth at
or, would ensnare.
10:5, Job 5:15,21
Verse 6

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
words
18:30, 19:8, 119:140, 2 Samuel 22:31, Proverbs 30:5
as silver
66:10
Verse 7

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
thou shalt
16:1, 37:28,40, 121:8, 145:20, Deuteronomy 33:3, 1 Samuel 2:9, Isaiah 27:3, 1 Peter 1:5, Jude 1:1
them, etc
Heb. him, i.e. every one of them. this.
10:18, Matthew 3:7
Verse 8

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
wicked
Proverbs 29:12, Hosea 5:11, Micah 6:16
when
Judges 9:18-57, 1 Samuel 18:17,18, Esther 3:6-15, Isaiah 32:4-6, Mark 14:63-65
men
Heb. of the sons of men.
Job 30:8, Daniel 11:21

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