Psalms 12:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 12:1

Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

1 Help,¹ Lord, for the godly man ^aceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 ^aThey speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and¹ a double heart they speak.

3 May the Lord¹ cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks¹ proud things,

4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”

5 “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

6 The words of the Lord are ^apure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.

7 You shall keep them, O Lord,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

8 The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

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Interlinear Bible for Psalms 12:1:

To the chief Musician
natsach (#5329) upon
`al (#5921) Sheminith,
shmiyniyth (#8067) A Psalm
mizmowr (#4210) of David.
David (#1732) Help,
yasha` (#3467) LORD;
Yhovah (#3068) for
kiy (#3588) the godly man
chaciyd (#2623) ceaseth;
gamar (#1584) for
kiy (#3588) the faithful
'aman (#539) fail
pacac (#6461) from among the children
min (#4480) of men.
'adam (#120)

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Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy

To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.

A Verse and a Thought,Every Morning

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