Psalms 12:8
What meaning of the psalms 12:8 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 12:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest mend are exalted."
What does Psalms 12:8 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest mend are exalted."
Verse Psalms 12:8. _THE WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE_] The land is full of them. _When the vilest men are exalted_; rather, _As villany gains_ _ground among the sons of Adam_. See the Hebrew. The _Vulgat...
THE WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE - Everywhere. They have full license, or seem to be wholly unrestrained. WHEN THE VILEST MEN ARE EXALTED - Margin, “The vilest of the sons of men are exalted.” This expre...
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 12:1. It is the time of departure from the Lord; the...
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...
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. MEN: i.e. the sons of Adam, as in Psalms 12:1. TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64. TITLE.. PSALM. See App-65....
Concluding expression of confidence in Jehovah's protection, which is sorely needed when wickedness prevails unchecked....
THE WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE— Dr. Hammond observes that this verse is very obscure, and Bishop Hare ingenuously acknowledges that he does not understand it. Mudge renders it thus: _The wicked walk up...
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 Des...
_THE WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE, WHEN THE VILEST MEN ARE EXALTED._ The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Hengstenberg rightly objects to this rendering, that the repetition o...
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,...
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...
THE WICKED. — Gesenius translates this verse, “The wicked walk on every side like the rising of a tempest upon the sons of men.” There seems no reason to question his rendering of the word _zullûth_ ...
_[Psalms 12:9]_ סָבִ֗יב רְשָׁעִ֥ים יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן כְּ רֻ֥ם זֻ֝לּ֗וּת לִ בְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃...
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...
The wicked walk on every side, (g) when the vilest men are exalted. (g) For they suppress the godly and maintain the wicked....
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...
8._The ungodly walk about on every side. _The Hebrew word סביב,_sabib, _which we have translated _on every side, _signifies _a circuit, _or _a going round; _and, therefore, some explain it allegorical...
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 WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE,.... Of the poor and needy, of the righteous ones, to watch them, lay snares for them, and hurt them; therefore, Lord, keep and preserve them: the wicked are everywhere i...
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Ver. 8. _The wicked walk on every side_] _In circuitu,_ saith the Vulgate; the circular motion is most subtle, the devil walketh the ro...
_The wicked walk on every side_ They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely, seeking to deceive, corrupt, and destroy others, being neither afraid nor ashamed to discover themselves; _when...
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...
vilest men are exalted: _ Heb._ the vilest of the sons of the men are exalted...
THE WICKED WALK ON EVERY SIDE; which phrase may note, 1. Their great numbers; they fill all places. 2. Their freedom and safety; they are not restrained nor punished, but go about boldly and securel...
Psalms 12:8 wicked H7563 prowl H1980 (H8691) side H5439 vileness H2149 exalted H7311 (H8800) sons H1121 men H120 wicked - Proverbs 29:12; Hosea 5:11; Micah 6:16 when - Judges 9:18-57;...
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=ima...
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 a...
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 sa...
1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 18:18; Daniel 11:21; Esther 3:6; Hosea 5:11; Isaiah 32:4; Job 30:8; Judges 9:18; Micah 6:16; Mark 14:63;...
Walk — They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely....