7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
7 Thou shalt keep H8104 them, O LORD, H3068 thou shalt preserve H5341 them from this H2098 generation H1755 for ever. H5769
7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
7 Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.
7 Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
7 You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever.
7 You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever.
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Commentary on Psalms 12 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 12
Ps 12:1-8. On title, see Introduction and see on Ps 6:1. The Psalmist laments the decrease of good men. The pride and deceit of the wicked provokes God's wrath, whose promise to avenge the cause of pious sufferers will be verified even amidst prevailing iniquity.
1. the faithful—or literally, "faithfulness" (Ps 31:23).
2. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability.
3, 4. Boasting (Da 7:25) is, like flattery, a species of lying.
lips, and … tongue—for persons.
5. The writer intimates his confidence by depicting God's actions (compare Ps 9:19; 10:12) as coming to save the poor at whom the wicked sneer (Ps 10:5).
6. The words—literally, "saying of" (Ps 12:5).
seven times—thoroughly (Da 3:19).
7. them—(Margin.)
8. The wicked roam undisturbed doing evil, when vileness and vile men are exalted.