Psalms 36:12 - Exposition

There are the workers of iniquity fallen ; or, yonder (Kay). It is as if the psalmist suddenly saw a vision. "There"—on a spot that presents itself to his eyes—are the wicked actually "fallen;" they lie prostrate in the dust. They are cast down, and shall not be able to rise; or, to rise up again (comp. Psalms 18:38 ). Whereas the righteous may fall into misfortune repeatedly, and recover themselves ( Proverbs 24:16 ), the workers of iniquity, when their time comes to fail, usually perish. At any rate, this would be the result of the overthrow which the psalmist sees in a sort of vision.