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Psalms 12:7 Bible in Basic English (BBE)

7 You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever.

Cross Reference

Psalms 37:28 BBE

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

1 Peter 1:5 BBE

Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

Deuteronomy 33:3 BBE

All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.

1 Samuel 2:9 BBE

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

Psalms 10:18 BBE

To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

Psalms 16:1 BBE

<Michtam. Of David.> Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

Psalms 37:40 BBE

And the Lord will be their help, and keep them safe: he will take them out of the hands of the evil-doers, and be their saviour, because they had faith in him.

Psalms 121:8 BBE

The Lord will keep watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time and for ever.

Psalms 145:20 BBE

The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.

Isaiah 27:3 BBE

I, the Lord, am watching it; I will give it water at all times: I will keep it night and day, for fear that any damage comes to it.

Matthew 3:7 BBE

But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

Jude 1:1 BBE

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

Commentary on Psalms 12 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible


PSALM 12

Ps 12:1-8. On title, see Introduction and see on Ps 6:1. The Psalmist laments the decrease of good men. The pride and deceit of the wicked provokes God's wrath, whose promise to avenge the cause of pious sufferers will be verified even amidst prevailing iniquity.

1. the faithful—or literally, "faithfulness" (Ps 31:23).

2. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability.

3, 4. Boasting (Da 7:25) is, like flattery, a species of lying.

lips, and … tongue—for persons.

5. The writer intimates his confidence by depicting God's actions (compare Ps 9:19; 10:12) as coming to save the poor at whom the wicked sneer (Ps 10:5).

6. The words—literally, "saying of" (Ps 12:5).

seven times—thoroughly (Da 3:19).

7. them—(Margin.)

8. The wicked roam undisturbed doing evil, when vileness and vile men are exalted.