Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 12:7
Thou shalt keep them — Thy words or promises: these thou wilt observe and keep, both now, and 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.
Verse Psalms 12:7. _THOU SHALT KEEP THEM - THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM_] Instead of the pronoun _them_ in these clauses, several MSS., with the _Septuagint_, the _Vulgate_, and the _Arabic_, have us. Th...
“Thou shalt keep them That is, the persons referred to in Psalms 12:5 - the poor and the needy who were suffering from the wrongs inflicted on them. The idea is, that God would guard and defend them....
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...
THEM: i.e. the godly. Plural reference to "the faithful" of Psalms 12:1. THEM. him: refers to the man of grace (Psalms 12:1)....
More exactly: Thou, O Jehovah, wilt preserve them (as Psalms 16:1); Thou wilt guard him &c. The first Thou is emphatic: them refers to the poor and needy of Psalms 12:5: him in the second line sing...
Concluding expression of confidence in Jehovah's protection, which is sorely needed when wickedness prevails unchecked....
THOU SHALT KEEP THEM, &C.— _Thou shalt keep those_ [_words_] _O Lord; thou shalt preserve him,_ &c....
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...
_THOU SHALT KEEP THEM, O LORD, THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM FROM THIS GENERATION FOR EVER._ Thou shalt keep them, O Lord - namely, thy people in safety from their persecutors. FROM THIS GENERATION. The c...
12:7 them (m-9) Or 'him.' see end of ver. 5....
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,...
This v. is the conclusion of the thought of the Ps., though Psalms 12:8 repeats the opening complaint....
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...
_[Psalms 12:8]_ אַתָּֽה ־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀ מִן...
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...
Thou shalt keep (f) them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. (f) That is, yours though was only one man....
Mercy. Man must attribute nothing to himself, otherwise he will be moved by pride. (St. Augustine) (Calmet) --- Things; patience and reward. (Worthington) --- The prophet feels a secret confidence ari...
These verses seem to have no immediate connection with what went before; nevertheless they come in with a blessed conclusion, to ensure the faithfulness of Jehovah. What though bad men triumph and the...
7._Thou, O Jehovah. _Some think that the language of the Psalmist here is that of renewed prayer; and they, therefore, understand the words as expressive of his desire, and translate them in the optat...
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...
THOU SHALL KEEP THEM, O LORD,.... Not the words before mentioned, as Aben Ezra explains it, for the affix is masculine and not feminine; not but God has wonderfully kept and preserved the sacred writi...
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Ver. 7. _Thou shall keep them_] That is, _Verba praedicta,_ the forementioned words or promises, saith Aben Ezra....
_Thou shalt keep them_ Thy words or promises last mentioned. Hebrew, תשׁמרם, _tishmerem, thou wilt observe them;_ and what thou hast promised shall surely be performed, since with thee is no variablen...
Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, namely, the believers, the faithful; THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM FROM THIS GENERATION, from those pervaded with the wicked spirit of the age, FOREVER....
PRAYER FOR GOD'S PROTECTION OF HIS CHURCH. This psalm again shows a prophetical strain; it is applicable throughout to the little flock, the poor, small crew of the Christian Church, in its many vici...
HIM. I. EVERY ONE OF THEM...
THOU SHALT KEEP THEM; either, 1. The poor and needy, PSALMS 12:5, from the crafts and malice of this crooked and perverse generation of men, and for ever. Or, 2. Thy words or promises last mentioned,...
Psalms 12:7 keep H8104 (H8799) LORD H3068 preserve H5341 (H8799) this H2098 generation H1755 forever H5769...
‘You will keep them, O YHWH. You will preserve them from this generation for ever. The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.' So through His word YHWH will kee...
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...
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...
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...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 12:1. This is a community lament, describing a time when liars are in positions of authority. ⇐...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 12:7 THEM probably refers to the poor and needy (v. Psalms 12:5) and the godly (v....
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...
1 Peter 1:5; 1 Samuel 2:9; Deuteronomy 33:3; Isaiah 27:3; Jude 1:1;...