Psalms 12:6
\12:5\Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
In Context
5\12:4\They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
7\12:6\The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
Cross References
Exodus 3:8And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
2 Samuel 22:31As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
Job 28:1Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
Psalms 18:30\18:29\By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
Psalms 66:10For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
Psalms 119:140Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 12:2-8
Complaints of the Times. 1 Help, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord ; I will… Read the whole commentary →