John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 12:8
Psa 12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Ver. 8. The wicked walk on every side ] In circuitu, saith the Vulgate; the circular motion is most subtle, the devil walketh the rounds to do mischief; but better render it circumquaque, on every side, to show their numbers and their insolence. All places are full of them, such dust heaps are found in every corner; when as the godly are as the salt of the earth, sprinkled here and there, as salt useth to be, to keep... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 12:7
Psa 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Ver. 7. Thou shall keep them ] That is, Verba praedicta, the forementioned words or promises, saith Aben Ezra. Or, keep thou them (prayerwise), and so David puts God’s promises in suit. A certain good man having all taken from him, and his wife desiring to know how he and his family should live? He answered, he would now put his bond in suit; that is, he would urge God with his promises. Thou shall... read more