Psalms 12:8
On every side, the lawless, march about,—when worthlessness is exalted by the sons of men.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
In Context
7Thou, O Yahweh, wilt keep them,—Thou wilt guard him, from this generation unto times age-abiding.
Cross References
Judges 9:18yet have, ye, risen up against the house of my father, to-day, and slain his sons—seventy men, upon one stone,—and made Abimelech, son of his maidservant, king over the owners of Shechem, because he is, your brother;
Esther 3:6but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai,—and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
Psalms 55:10Day and night, they go round her, upon her walls, And, trouble and misery, are in her midst;
Isaiah 32:4And the heart of the hurried, shall take note of knowledge, And the tongue of stammerers, shall make haste to speak plainly.
Hosea 5:11Oppressed, is Ephraim, crushed in judgment,—because he hath, wilfully, walked after falsehood.
Mark 14:63And, the High-priest, having rent asunder his inner-garments, saith—What, further, need have we, of witnesses?
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 →