Psalm 12:5

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 12:1-8

Out of a consciousness of the terrible evil of his times, the worshiper cries to Jehovah for help. The failure of godly men and faithful souls is always the gravest peril which can threaten a nation or an age. There is no trouble which more heavily afflicts the heart of the trusting. The note here is more characterized by faith than that of Psalms 10:1-18. Here is a cry for help but no suggestion that God is indifferent. Indeed, there is an immediate affirmation of confidence in the interest... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 12:5

GOOD CHEER FOR BAD TIMES‘Now will I arise, saith the Lord.’Psalms 12:5 I. Times were bad.—All society was tainted. Truth was nowhere: falseness everywhere. Men’s hearts were double. Flattering lips spoke slander, hypocrisy, and lies, and were full of proud boastings. Shamelessly, too, did they justify it all with the impious saying: ‘Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?’ It is loss of character, rather than loss of trade, that makes times really bad—when there is a general decay of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 12:5

‘Because of the oppression of the poor, Because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, says YHWH, I will set him in the safety that he pants for.’ But they should recognise that YHWH sees all that happens on earth, and He was aware of the oppression of the poor. He heard the sighing of those in need. He saw their panting after deliverance. And because of such things He will arise, and will remedy the situation, and give them the security that they long for. Truth and righteousness will... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 12:1-8

XII. A Prayer of Faithful Jews against the Arrogant Tongue of the Ungodly. Psalms 12:1-Numbers : . “ The godly man ceaseth” (see Psalms 4:1-Deuteronomy :). The wicked acknowledge no responsibility for their words: they say, “ To our tongues we give might,” i.e. free rein. Psalms 12:5-Ruth : . Yahweh declares His intention of rising in defence of the poor and needy. Here the author quotes (unless the identity of the words be mere coincidence) Isaiah 33:10. He relies on a Divine promise there... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 12:5

For the oppression of the poor; oppressed by Saul through the instigation and artifices of his fawning courtiers. Now; speedily, sooner than they imagine or expect. From him that puffeth at him, i.e. from him that despiseth him, and hopeth to destroy him with a puff of breath, or a parcel of words. See this phrase Psalms 10:5. Only there it is construed with beth, and here with lamed; which may make some difference. And the supplement in our translation may seem to be large, and not necessary.... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 12:1-8

INTRODUCTION“This, according to the title, is one of David’s psalms, but there is nothing in the circumstances, so far as we know them, of his history which can lead us to associate the psalm with any particular period. Tholuck thinks it is aimed at persons by whom David was surrounded in the court of Saul. But it is not one or two prominent individuals whose conduct forms the burden of the Psalmist’s complaint. He is evidently smarting from the falseness and the hypocrisy of the time. The... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 12:1-8

Psalms 12:1-8 The chief musician upon octaves, the psalm of David. Psalms 12:1-8 .Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men ( Psalms 12:1 ).Remember when Elijah said, "Lord, they have all bowed their knee to Baal and I, only I am left. Lord, the righteous man ceases. There is none left.""Help, Lord. The faithful fail from among children of men."They speak emptiness every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and a double heart do they... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 12:1-8

Psalms 12:1 . Help, Lord; for the godly, Hebrews חסיד chasid, the merciful man ceaseth. The true reading is preferable, because it joins piety with usefulness. In this manner David is thought to have prayed in the wilderness of Ziph, against the vices of the court, after the eighty priests of Nob, and their city, were destroyed. 1 Samuel 22:23. REFLECTIONS. The lying tongue of Doeg, who misguided his sovereign to a rash and bloody act, pierced the soul of David. But he who for the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 12:1-8

Psalms 12:1-8Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth.--This, according to the title, is one of David’s Psalms; but there is nothing in the circumstances, so far as we know them, of his history, which can lead us to associate the Psalm with any particular period. Tholuck thinks it is aimed at persons by whom David was surrounded in the court of Saul. Others suppose that it was occasioned by the treachery of the Ziphites (1 Samuel 23:19), or the treachery of Ahithophel, in Absalom’s rebellion. But... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 12:5

Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, with the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.The poor set in safetyGod’s family in all ages have resembled each other. Hence the Word of God is rich in consolation.I. God’s Word deals with and is addressed to characters. Two such are named.1. The poor--the poor in spirit, conscious that they have no good in themselves. God brings all His people to this state.2. The oppression of... read more

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