12:1 [To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the {a} godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.(a) Who dare defend the truth and show mercy to the oppressed. read more
12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] {b} flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.(b) He means the flatters of the court which hurt him more with their tongues than with their weapons. read more
12:4 Who have said, {c} With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?(c) They think themselves able to persuade whatever they take in hand. read more
12:5 {d} For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will {e} set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.(d) The Lord is moved with the complaints of his, and delivers in the end from all danger.(e) Because the Lord’s word and promise is true and unchangeable he will perform it and preserve the poor from this wicked generation. read more
12:7 Thou shalt keep {f} them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.(f) That is, yours though was only one man. read more
12:8 The wicked walk on every side, {g} when the vilest men are exalted.(g) For they suppress the godly and maintain the wicked. read more
Psalms 11:0 A song of trust. The declaration “In the Lord put I my trust” (Psalms 11:1 ) is buttressed by the reason (Psalms 11:7 ), while all between describes the condition in which David finds himself. Urged to flee from his enemies (Psalms 11:1 ), he shows the futility of the attempt (Psalms 11:2 ). The moral foundations are being undermined (Psalms 11:3 ), and only Jehovah is able to discriminate and judge (Psalms 11:4-6 ). Psalms 12:0 The evil speaker. The close relation between this... read more
The Ideal Christianity Psalms 12:0 Help, Lord" ( Psa 12:1 ). That may be a good prayer or a bad one. There is nothing in the words themselves to indicate the quality of the petition. Everything depends upon the spiritual condition of the petitioner. A man may cry to God for help with a very selfish heart, without any due recognition of God's claim, God's nature, God's kingdom. The prayers of the wicked are an abomination unto the Lord. There is no meaner cry than "Help, Lord," unless it be... read more
"Handfuls of Purpose" For All Gleaners "The words of the Lord are pure words." Psa 12:6 Purity would seem to be impossible upon earth. Even where we have divine treasure we have it in earthen vessels, and the danger is that the vessels shall in some degree corrupt the treasures. All human words are tainted with alloy. Even when men make their best promises there is of necessity an element of selfishness in the pledge. If the heart is deceitful, the words must partake of the quality of the... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 12:1-8
Psalms 12:0 1. The arrogance of the wicked in the last days (Psalms 12:1-4 ) 2. Then Jehovah will act and deliver His people (Psalms 12:5-8 ) Psalms 12:1-4 . It is the time of departure from the Lord; the godly and faithful have ceased. It is a mass of corruption, lying lips, flattering lips, proud lips. They reject the Lord. “Who is lord over us?” Psalms 12:5-8 . Then faith sees the coming intervention. The Lord will speak. “Now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety whom... read more