Psalm 12

<< Psalm 12 >>
King James Translators' Notes
 

1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

upon...: or, upon the eighth

Help: or, Save

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

a double...: Heb. an heart and an heart

3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

proud: Heb. great

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

are...: Heb. are with us

5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

puffeth...: or, would ensnare him

6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc

8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

men: Heb. of the sons of the men