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Psalms 12:8
8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Psalms 12:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
- New International Version (NIV)who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
- English Standard Version (ESV)On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Context of Psalms 12:8
6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. 7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
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סָבִ֗יב רְשָׁעִ֥ים יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן כְּרֻ֥ם זֻ֝לּ֗וּת לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 12:8
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
- Micah 6:16You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
- Judges 9:18but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
- 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
- Esther 3:6And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
- Isaiah 32:4The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
- Mark 14:63At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses?
- Job 30:8A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
- Daniel 11:21In his place a despicable person will arise; royal honors will not be given to him, but he will come in a time of peace and seize the kingdom by intrigue.
Commentaries on Psalms 12:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The wicked walk on every side - The land is full of them. When the vilest men are exalted; rather, As villany gains ground among the sons of Adam. See the Hebrew. The Vulgate has, "In circuito impii ambulant; secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum;" which is thus translated and paraphrased in my old MS.: - Trans. In umgang wiked gos: eftir thy heenes thu has multiplied the sons of man. Par - Us thy kepes; bot wiked gas in umgang; that es…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The 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.” This expression has been very variously translated. Dr. Horsley renders it, “When the scorn of the sons of men is exalted.” De Wette, “They exalt themselves; terror to the sons of men.” Luther, “Where such wicked people rule among the sons of men.” Hengstenberg, “Like…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. 88. The wicked roam undisturbed doing evil, when vileness and vile men are exalted.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
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