Psalms 12:7
You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
In Context
6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 16:1A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
Psalms 37:40The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;
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 →