Psalms 36:12

Psalms 36:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
• New International Version (NIV)See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!
• English Standard Version (ESV)There the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, unable to rise.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.

Context of Psalms 36:12

10Prolong Your mercy to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright of heart. 11May the foot of pride not come upon me, And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away. Those who do injustice have fallen there; They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

Psalms 36:12 word by word

שָׁ֣ם נָ֭פְלוּ פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן דֹּ֝ח֗וּ וְלֹא־יָ֥כְלוּ קֽוּם׃Read the interlinear

• Those who doפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• injusticeאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
• have fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• They have been thrustדָּחָהdâchâh dâchach · to thrustH1760
• downדָּחָהdâchâh dâchach · to thrustH1760
• cannotיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• riseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965

Cross-references for Psalms 36:12

• Psalms 9:16The Lord has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
• Psalms 55:23But You, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot an arrow at them; Suddenly they will be wounded.
• Judges 5:31May all Your enemies perish in this way, Lord; But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was at rest for forty years.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 15:4Who will not fear You, Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; For all the nations will come and worship before You, For Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,
• Psalms 1:5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
• Psalms 18:38I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.
• Jeremiah 51:64and say, ‘Just so shall Babylon sink down and not rise again, because of the disaster that I am going to bring upon her; and they will become exhausted.’” To this point are the words of Jeremiah.

Commentaries on Psalms 36:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12There are the workers of iniquity fallen - There, in Babylon, are the workers of iniquity fallen, and so cast down that they shall not be able to rise. A prophecy of the destruction of the Babylonish empire by Cyrus. That it was destroyed, is an historical fact; that they were never able to recover their liberty, is also a fact; and that Babylon itself is now blotted out of the map of the universe, so that the site of it is no longer known, is confirmed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12There are the workers of iniquity fallen - The meaning of this seems to be, that the psalmist saw his prayer answered already. He speaks as if that which he desired and had prayed for was already done, and as if he himself saw it. He was so certain that it would be done, he had such an assurance that his prayer would be answered, that he seemed, by faith, to see the events already occurring before his own eyes, and felt that he might speak of what he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 Men may shut up their compassion, yet, with God we shall find mercy. This is great comfort to all believers, plainly to be seen, and not to be taken away. God does all wisely and well; but what he does we know not now, it is time enough to know hereafter. God's loving-kindness is precious to the saints. They put themselves under his protection, and then are safe and easy. Gracious souls, though still desiring more of God, never desire more…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The psalmist is sure that the chaos caused by the wicked (Psalm 36:1–4) will stop when they die.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. There--in the acting of violence, they are overthrown. A signal defeat.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 36:12

• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 36

• 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