Psalms 12:7
Thou wilt keepe them, O Lord: thou wilt preserue him from this generation for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
In Context
8The wicked walke on euery side: when they are exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.
Psalms 16:1Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.
Psalms 19:9The feare of the Lord is cleane, and indureth for euer: the iudgements of the Lord are trueth: they are righteous altogether,
Psalms 37:40For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.
Psalms 121:8The Lord shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in from henceforth and for euer.
Isaiah 27:3I the Lord doe keepe it: I will water it euery moment: least any assaile it, I will keepe it night and day.
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 →