Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?Prevail — By raising and spreading evil reports concerning him.Our own — At our own disposal to speak what we please, who can control or restrain us? read more
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.Puffeth — From him that despises him, and hopes to destroy him with a puff of breath. read more
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Pure — Without the least mixture of falsehood; and therefore shall infallibly be fulfilled. read more
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.Thou shalt keep them — Thy words or promises: these thou wilt observe and keep, both now, and from this generation for ever. read more
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.Walk — They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely. read more
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. The prevalent corruption and falsehood of the times is the theme of this psalm. Not that every individual is false, but that the leading men and governing spirit of society are so. True men are afraid to speak out, and flattery and deceit prevail. The psalmist is alone in the midst of these fickle tides, himself their victim. It suits well the history of 1 Samuel 23:0. The psalm generally falls into two parts: the complaint, Psalms 12:1-4,... read more
1. Help, Lord The call is abrupt, impassioned, and universal. The verb has no object, because the evil is not local and personal, but general. The godly man ceaseth Better, the merciful man ceaseth; exactly parallel to Micah 7:2: “The good man is perished out of the earth.” The earth is given up to violence and rapine. On the use of חסיד , ( hhasid,) godly, merciful, see on Psalms 4:3; Psalms 86:2. The faithful Literally, the amen people. Those who believe and speak the truth... read more
2. They speak vanity That is, emptiness; their words are devoid of meaning, because they do not truly represent any thing, the speaker having no intention of fulfilling what is promised, or of stating things as they really exist. Flattering lips Slippery words. A double heart Literally, a heart and a heart; that is, a heart to make a given impression by his slippery words, and another heart to do the opposite to that impression. Opposed to a “perfect heart,” 1 Chronicles 12:33; 1... read more
3. Flattering lips… tongue that speaketh proud things Two opposite characters, the dissembler and the self-confident boaster, alike abominable to God. read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 12:8
wicked: Proverbs 29:12, Hosea 5:11, Micah 6:16 when: Judges 9:18-Philemon :, 1 Samuel 18:17, 1 Samuel 18:18, Esther 3:6-Ezra :, Isaiah 32:4-Joshua :, Mark 14:63-Jude : men: Heb. of the sons of men, Job 30:8, Daniel 11:21 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:10 - they found thee not 2 Kings 11:3 - And Athaliah 2 Kings 21:9 - seduced 2 Chronicles 22:12 - Athaliah Esther 3:1 - promote Haman Job 22:8 - But as Job 34:30 - General Proverbs 26:1 - so Ecclesiastes 10:6 - Folly Jeremiah 26:22 - men Daniel 4:17 -... read more