“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.”
The final observation that the wicked prowl on every side when vileness is exalted among humanity establishes that moral collapse creates conditions for the wicked to flourish. The prowling imagery suggests that the wicked move freely and openly, suggesting that shame no longer restrains wickedness. The mention of exalted vileness suggests that society has lost moral shame and celebrates deception. This verse concludes by affirming that the culture that rejects God's truth necessarily becomes prey for predatory wickedness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 12:8
To the end, for the eighth, a psalm of David. 1. It has been said on the sixth Psalm, that “the eighth” may be taken as the day of judgment. “For the eighth” may also be taken “for the eternal age;” for that after the time present, which is a cycle of seven days, it shall be given to the Saints. 2. “Save me, O Lord, for the holy has failed;” that is, is not found: as we speak when we say, Grain fails, or, Money fails. “For the truths have been minished from among the sons…
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