Psalms 12:7

Psalms 12:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

Context of Psalms 12:7

5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.” 6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. 8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Psalms 12:7 word by word

אַתָּֽה־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ מִן־הַדּ֖וֹר ז֣וּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• O LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will keep usשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• You will forever guard usנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• You will forever guard usעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• thisזוּzû · thisH2098
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Psalms 12:7

• Psalms 16:1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
• Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
• Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
• Psalms 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words—
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
• Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
• 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
• Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Commentaries on Psalms 12:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Thou shalt keep them - thou shalt preserve them - Instead of the pronoun them in these clauses, several MSS., with the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and the Arabic, have us. The sense is equally good in both readings. God did bring forth the Israelites from Babylon, according to his word; he separated them from that generation. and reinstated them in their own land, according to his word; and most certainly he has preserved them from generation to generation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7“Thou shalt keep them That is, the persons referred to in Psalm 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 them. They were safe in his hands. Compare Psalm 37:3-7. From this generation - This generation, or this race of detractors, flatterers, and oppressors. The idea is, that that entire generation was eminently wicked, and that none but God could deliver the poor and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Those who follow God know that he cares, even when the wicked oppress them. God sees the corrupt and foolish people who praise those who do evil (see Psalms 9:19–20; 14:2–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. them--(Margin.)Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings