“ The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest mend are exalted. ”
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.” T...
The wicked walk on every side, (g) when the vilest men are exalted. (g) For they suppress the godly and maintain the wicked.
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:...
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.
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...
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 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 so...
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...
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 repeti...
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...
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 12:1-8 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 everywher...
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...
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...
Complaints of the Times. To the chief musician upon Sheminith. A psalm of David. 1 Help, L ORD ; for the godly man c...
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 se...
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 12:1 . 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 ps...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 18:17 ; 1 Samuel 18:18 ; Daniel 11:21 ; Esther 3:6-15 ; Hosea 5:11 ; Isaiah 32:4-6 ; Job 30:8 ; Judges 9:18-57 ; Micah 6:16 ; Mark 14:63-65 ; Proverbs 29:12
Walk — They fill all places, and go about boldly and securely.