Apologetics Bible

Psalms 12:1

Hebrew

לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

lamenatzecha-'al-hashemiyniyt-mizemvor-ledavid

KJV: Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

AKJV: Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

ASV: Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;

YLT: To the Overseer, on the octave. --A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:

Exposition: Psalms 12:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:2

Hebrew

הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהוָה כִּי־גָמַר חָסִיד כִּי־פַסּוּ אֱמוּנִים מִבְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

hvoshiy'ah-yehvah-khiy-gamar-chasiyd-khiy-fasv-'emvniym-miveney-'adam

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

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

ASV: They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:

YLT: Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

Exposition: Psalms 12:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:3

Hebrew

שָׁוְא ׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

shave'- -yedaverv-'iysh-'et-re'ehv-shefat-chalaqvot-velev-valev-yedaverv

KJV: The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

AKJV: The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:

ASV: Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,

YLT: Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

Exposition: Psalms 12:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:4

Hebrew

יַכְרֵת יְהוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקוֹת לָשׁוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃

yakheret-yehvah-khal-shifetey-chalaqvot-lashvon-medaveret-gedolvot

KJV: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

AKJV: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

ASV: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;

YLT: Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?'

Exposition: Psalms 12:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:5

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר אָֽמְרוּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָֽנוּ׃

'asher-'amerv- -lileshonenv-nageviyr-shefateynv-'itanv-miy-'advon-lanv

KJV: For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

AKJV: For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him.

ASV: Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,

YLT: Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety him who doth breathe for it.

Exposition: Psalms 12:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:6

Hebrew

מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים מֵאַנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים עַתָּה אָקוּם יֹאמַר יְהוָה אָשִׁית בְּיֵשַׁע יָפִיחַֽ לֽוֹ׃

mishod-'aniyiym-me'aneqat-'eveyvoniym-'atah-'aqvm-yo'mar-yehvah-'ashiyt-veyesha'-yafiycha-lvo

KJV: The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

AKJV: The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

ASV: The words of Jehovah are pure words;

YLT: Sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

Exposition: Psalms 12:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:7

Hebrew

אִֽמֲרוֹת יְהוָה אֲמָרוֹת טְהֹרוֹת כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּעֲלִיל לָאָרֶץ מְזֻקָּק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃

'imarvot-yehvah-'amarvot-tehorvot-khesef-tzarvf-va'aliyl-la'aretz-mezuqaq-shive'atayim

KJV: Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

AKJV: You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation for ever.

ASV: Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah,

YLT: Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.

Exposition: Psalms 12:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 12:8

Hebrew

אַתָּֽה־יְהוָה תִּשְׁמְרֵם תִּצְּרֶנּוּ ׀ מִן־הַדּוֹר זוּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

'atah-yehvah-tishemerem-titzerenv- -min-hadvor-zv-le'volam

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

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

ASV: The wicked walk on every side,

YLT: Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

Exposition: Psalms 12:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.