The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace of earth, a workshop with its crucible surrounded with earth being in the poet's mind, purified seven times, to insure the highest possible degree of purity.
Verse Psalms 12:6. _THE WORDS OF THE LORD_ ARE _PURE WORDS_] None of his promises shall fall to the ground; the salvation which he has promised shall be communicated. _SILVER TRIED IN A FURNACE OF E...
THE WORDS OF THE LORD - In contrast with the words of the persons referred to in Psalms 12:2. Their words were vanity, flattery, and falsehood; and no reliance could be placed on them. In contrast wit...
Psalms 12 _ 1. The arrogance of the wicked in the last days (Psalms 12:1)_ 2. Then Jehovah will act and deliver His people (Psalms 12:5) Psalms 1
XII. A PRAYER OF FAITHFUL JEWS AGAINST THE ARROGANT TONGUE OF THE UNGODLY. Psalms 12:1_._ The godly man ceaseth (see Psalms 4:1). The wicked acknowledge no responsibility for their words: they say, T...
WORDS. the spoken words, sayings, or utterances. Compare Psalms 119:38. SILVER TRIED: i.e. pure silver. FURNACE. crucible. Put. full stop after this word. OF. to, or pertaining to (referring to the...
The Psalmist hears God's answer, and affirms its trustworthiness....
A general truth with direct application to the promise of the preceding verse. In Jehovah's words there is no dross of flattery or insincerity or falsehood. Unlike the words of men, they are wholly to...
THE WORDS OF THE LORD ARE PURE WORDS— The words of God, mentioned in the verse before, may certainly be depended on; they are pure truth, without any mixture of dross or deceit: _Silver fined in a gro...
PSALMS 12 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE General Corruption, Evidenced by Sin of the Tongue, Impels to Prayer and Calls Forth a Divine Answer. ANALYSIS In Stanzas I. and II. (Psalms 12:1-4), the Petitioner Desc...
_THE WORDS OF THE LORD ARE PURE WORDS: AS SILVER TRIED IN A FURNACE OF EARTH, PURIFIED SEVEN TIMES._ The words of the Lord - His promise in Psalms 12:5. The ulterior truth designed by the Spirit is n...
12:6 words, (l-7) _ Imrah_ . see Psalms 119:11 ....
BOOK 1 The Pss. in this book are probably among the earliest in the Psalter, and include most of those generally regarded as Davidic. They seem to have existed separately as an early hymn-book, which,...
THE WORDS OF THE LORD] His promises of help to the righteous. They are reliable, in contrast to the deceitful words of the wicked in Psalms 12:2. A FURNACE OF EARTH] RV 'a furnace on the earth.' The m...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
AS SILVER. — This solemn promise of Jehovah may be relied on, for His words are not like those of deceitful men — alloyed with self and falsehood — but are pure as silver seven times smelted. IN A FU...
_[Psalms 12:7]_ אִֽמֲרֹ֣ות יְהוָה֮ אֲמָרֹ֪ות טְהֹ֫רֹ֥ות כֶּ֣סֶף...
Psalms 12:1 ONE penalty of living near God is keen pain from low lives. The ears that hear God's word cannot but be stunned and hurt by the babble of empty speech. This psalm is profoundly melancholy,...
GOD OUR REFUGE AND DEFENSE Psalms 11:1; Psalms 12:1 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, urged him to...
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 o...
How beautifully is this verse introduced, by way of contrast to what was said before concerning the words of the ungodly. Do sinners talk of vanity? let saints then speak of Jesus and his gospel. Do t...
6._The words of Jehovah. _The Psalmist now declares, that God is sure, faithful, and steadfast in his promises. But the insertion by the way of this commendation of the word of God would be to no purp...
Such is the general basis of the godly man's confidence and walk; but they are not insensible to the evil, but can present it to the Lord. This is the subject of Psalms 12, "Help, Jehovah, for the god...
THE WORDS OF THE LORD [ARE] PURE WORDS,.... This observation the psalmist makes in reference to what is just now said in Psalms 12:5:, and in opposition to the words of wicked men in Psalms 12:2; whic...
The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Ver. 6. _The words of the Lord are pure words_] Free from all insincerity or falsehood; and not...
_The words of the Lord are pure_ Without the least mixture of falsehood, and therefore shall be infallibly fulfilled. Men often speak _rashly_, and promise what they cannot perform, and _deceitfully_,...
PURE; or, _sincere_; without the least mixture of vanity or falsehood; and therefore shall infallibly be fulfilled. This he seems to add to answer an objection which might arise in some men's minds co...
Psalms 12:6 words H565 LORD H3068 pure H2889 words H565 silver H3701 tried H6884 (H8803) furnace H5948 earth...
‘The words of YHWH are pure words, As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times. In contrast to the deceit and falsehood of men the words of YHWH are true and pure, and totally to...
Psalms 12:1. _Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men._ The Psalm speaks of a very discouraging time, and records a very dreary fact, but the psalm...
Psalms 12:1. _Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men._ One might have thought that David still lived among us, his cry is so timely, so exactly tr...
CONTENTS: A prayer for help against oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The believer is commonly tempted to think that because trouble has lasted long, it will last always, but if he wil...
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...
_Help, 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...
_The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times._ THE EXCELLENCE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES I. The holy description of the sacred writings here given....
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 12:6 God’s WORDS are PURE, REFINED, and PURIFIED; they are free of the impurities of lies, flattery, or insincerity (see v....
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 12:1. This is a community lament, describing a time when liars are in positions of authority. ⇐...
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 an...
EXPOSITION ANOTHER Davidical psalm, both according to the title and to the general opinion of critics; said (like Psalms 6:1.) to be "upon Sheminith"—an expression of uncertain meaning. It consists of...
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 sai...
2 Samuel 22:31; Proverbs 30:5; Psalms 119:140; Psalms 18:30; Ps
Pure — Without the least mixture of falsehood; and therefore shall infallibly be fulfilled....