New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 12:1-6
11HelpH3467, LordH3068, for 2the godlyH2623 manH2623 ceasesH1584 to be, For the faithfulH539 disappearH6461 from among the sonsH1121 of menH120.2They 3speakH1696 4falsehoodH7723 to oneH376 anotherH7453; With 5flatteringH2513 6lipsH8193 and with a doubleH3820 heartH3820 they speakH1696.3May the LordH3068 cutH3772 offH3772 allH3605 flatteringH2513 lipsH8193, The tongueH3956 that 7speaksH1696 greatH1419 thingsH1419;4WhoH834 8have saidH559, “With our tongueH3956 we will prevailH1396; Our lipsH8193 are 9our own; whoH4310 is lordH113 over us?”5“BecauseH4480 of the 10devastationH7701 of the afflictedH6041, becauseH4480 of the groaningH603 of the needyH34, NowH6258 11I will ariseH6965,” saysH559 the LordH3068; “I will 12setH7896 him in the safetyH3468 for which he longsH6315.”
6The 13wordsH565 of the LordH3068 are pureH2889 wordsH565; As silverH3701 14triedH6884 in a furnaceH5948 on the earthH776, refinedH2212 sevenH7659 timesH7659.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 12:1 Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith) ↩
- 2. Psalms 12:1 Is 57:1; Mic 7:2 ↩
- 3. Psalms 12:2 Ps 10:7; 41:6 ↩
- 4. Psalms 12:2 Or emptiness ↩
- 5. Psalms 12:2 Ps 28:3; 55:21; Jer 9:8; Rom 16:18 ↩
- 6. Psalms 12:2 Lit lip ↩
- 7. Psalms 12:3 Dan 7:8; Rev 13:5 ↩
- 8. Psalms 12:4 Ps 73:8, 9 ↩
- 9. Psalms 12:4 Lit with us ↩
- 10. Psalms 12:5 Ps 9:9; 10:18 ↩
- 11. Psalms 12:5 Is 33:10 ↩
- 12. Psalms 12:5 Ps 34:6; 35:10 ↩
- 13. Psalms 12:6 2 Sam 22:31; Ps 18:30; 19:8, 10; 119:140 ↩
- 14. Psalms 12:6 Prov 30:5 ↩
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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