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Psalms 12:2

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrows in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1How long, O Lord, will you forget me? for ever? how long will you turn away your face from me? 1

3Look on me, listen to me, O Lord my God: lighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death; 1

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Cross References

Psalms 5:9For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their + 5:9 Rom 3:13 throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit. 1

Psalms 28:3The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory has thundered: the Lord is upon many waters. 1

Psalms 38:12O Lord, listen to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were. 1

Psalms 52:1The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good. 1

Psalms 59:12In God will we + 59:12 Gr. work power. do valiantly; and he shall bring to nothing them that harass us.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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