Thematic Bible
Psalm 12:1 (show verse)
For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
Psalm 12:2 (show verse)
They speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Psalm 12:3 (show verse)
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things [in boasting];
Psalm 12:4 (show verse)
Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?”
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 12:5 (show verse)
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Psalm 12:6 (show verse)
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
Furnace » Figurative » Of affliction
God » Wisdom of » General references to
Purity » Of the scripture
Purity » What is pure
The scriptures » Described as » Pure
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Silver was purified seven times
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Trial » What is tried
Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
Word » Preached » Purity of
God » Wisdom of » General references to
Purity » Of the scripture
Purity » What is pure
The scriptures » Described as » Pure
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Silver was purified seven times
Silver » Symbolical
Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Trial » What is tried
Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
Word » Preached » Purity of
Psalm 12:7 (show verse)
You, O Lord, will preserve and keep them;
You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 12:8 (show verse)
The wicked strut about [in pompous self-importance] on every side,
As vileness is exalted and baseness is prized among the sons of men.