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Psalms 12:8 — King James Version← Study notes

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.


Psalms 12:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 12:88 words
HebrewMeaning
אַתָּֽהʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑/םtišəmərēm
you will keep themverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
תִּצְּרֶ֓/נּוּtiṣərenw
you will guard himverbH5341
hidden thing · keep(-er · -ing) · monument ···
מִןmin
frompronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הַ/דּ֖וֹרhadwōr
the generationparticleH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
ז֣וּzw
thisparticleH2098
this · wherein · which · whom
לְ/עוֹלָֽםləʿwōlām
for everpronH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 12
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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