New American Standard Bible 2020
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“Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will put him in the safety for which he longs.” 6The words of the Lord are pure words; Like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times. You, Lord, will keep them; You will protect him from this generation forever. 8The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.
Read all of Psalms 12Psalms 12:7 word by word
אַתָּֽה־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ מִן־הַדּ֖וֹר ז֣וּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 12:7
- Psalms 16:1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You.
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
- Psalms 121:8The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time and forever.
- Psalms 145:20The Lord watches over all who love Him, But He will destroy all the wicked.
- Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, He loves the people; All Your holy ones are in Your hand, And they followed in Your steps; Everyone takes of Your words.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He watches over the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a person prevail.
- Isaiah 27:3I, the Lord, am its keeper; I water it every moment. So that no one will damage it, I guard it night and day.
- 1 Peter 1:5who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:1Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
- Psalms 10:18To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause terror.
- Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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
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