Psalms 12:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 12:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

“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 t...
Psalms 12:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 12:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XII. A Prayer of Faithful Jews against the Arrogant Tongue of the Ungodly. Psalms 12:1-4 . The godly man ceaseth (see Psalms 4:1-5 ). The wicked acknowledge no responsibility for their words:...
Psalms 12:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 ).
Psalms 12:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 12:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Thou shalt keep them - thou shalt preserve them - Instead of the pronoun them in these clauses, several MSS., wit...
Psalms 12:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou shalt keep them, &c.— Thou shalt keep those [ words ] O Lord; thou shalt preserve him, &c.
Psalms 12:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 generatio...
Psalms 12:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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, wh...
Psalms 12:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 12:1-8 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 melan...
Psalms 12:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Our Refuge and Defense Psalms 11:1-7 ; Psalms 12:1-8 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, u...
Psalms 12:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Psalms 12:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 th...
Psalms 12:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 wr...
Psalms 12:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 Ezr...
Psalms 12:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 variable...
Psalms 12:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Complaints of the Times. To the chief musician upon Sheminith. A psalm of David. 1 Help, L ORD ; for the godly man c...
Psalms 12:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Psalms 12:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘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 ke...
Psalms 12:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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...
Psalms 12:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 12:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 12:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 u...
Psalms 12:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION ANOTHER Davidical psalm, both according to the title and to the general opinion of critics; said (like Psalms 6:1-19 .) to be "upon Sheminith"—an expression of uncertain meaning. I...
Psalms 12:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 v...
Psalms 12:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 1:5 ; 1 Samuel 2:9 ; Deuteronomy 33:3 ; Isaiah 27:3 ; Jude 1:1 ; Matthew 3:7 ; Psalms 10:18 ; Psalms 121:8 ; Psalms 145:20 ; Psalms 16:1 ; Psalms 37:28 ; Psalms 37:40
Psalms 12:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou shalt keep them — Thy words or promises: these thou wilt observe and keep, both now, and from this generation for ever.

Psalms 12:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 12:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 12:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 12:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 12:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 12:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 12:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 12:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 12:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 12:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 12:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes