Psalms 12

Verse 1

WEB For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

KJV To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

TSK Sheminith: ps 6:1, 1ch 15:21; Help: ps 3:7, ps 6:4, ps 54:1, mt 8:25, mt 14:30; godly: ge 6:12, isa 1:9,21,22, isa 57:1, isa 63:5, jer 5:1, mic 7:1,2, mt 24:12; faithful: pr 20:6, isa 59:4,13-15

Verse 2

WEB Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

KJV They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

TSK They: ps 10:7, ps 36:3,4, ps 38:12, ps 41:6, ps 52:1-4, ps 59:12, ps 144:8,11, jer 9:2-6,8; flattering: ps 5:9, ps 28:3, ps 62:4, pr 20:19, pr 29:5, eze 12:24, ro 16:18, 1th 2:5; a double heart: 1ch 12:33, jas 1:8

Verse 3

WEB May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

KJV The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

TSK cut: job 32:22; tongue: ps 17:10, ps 73:8,9, ex 15:9, 1sa 2:3, 1sa 17:43,44, 2ki 19:23,24, isa 10:10, eze 28:2,9, eze 29:3, da 4:30,31, da 7:8,25, mal 3:13, 2pe 2:18, jude 1:16, re 13:5; proud: pr 18:21

Verse 4

WEB who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

KJV Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

TSK With: jer 18:18, jas 3:5,6; who: ge 3:5, ex 5:2, job 21:14,15, jer 2:31, da 3:15, 2th 2:4

Verse 5

WEB “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

KJV For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

TSK oppression: ps 10:12, ps 74:21,22, ps 79:10,11, ps 146:7,8, ex 2:23,24, ex 3:7-9, jud 10:16, pr 14:31, pr 22:22,23, ec 4:1, ec 5:8, isa 19:20, eze 18:12,13,18, jas 5:4; now: isa 33:10, mic 7:8,9; puffeth at: ps 10:5, job 5:15,21

Verse 6

WEB The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

KJV The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

TSK words: ps 18:30, ps 19:8, ps 119:140, 2sa 22:31, pr 30:5; as silver: ps 66:10

Verse 7

WEB You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

KJV Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

TSK thou shalt: ps 16:1, ps 37:28,40, ps 121:8, ps 145:20, de 33:3, 1sa 2:9, isa 27:3, 1pe 1:5, jude 1:1; them, etc: ps 10:18, mt 3:7

Verse 8

WEB The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

KJV The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

TSK wicked: pr 29:12, ho 5:11, mic 6:16; when: jud 9:18-57, 1sa 18:17,18, es 3:6-15, isa 32:4-6, mr 14:63-65; men: job 30:8, da 11:21