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Text -- Psalms 12:3-8 (NET)
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12:3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips , and the tongue that boasts !
12:4 They say , “We speak persuasively ; we know how to flatter and boast . Who is our master ?”
12:5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed , because of the painful cries of the needy , I will spring into action ,” says the Lord . “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire .”
12:6 The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable . They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground , where it is thoroughly refined .
12:7 You , Lord , will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people ,
12:8 for the wicked seem to be everywhere , when people promote evil .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
JOY |
Music |
Sheminith |
David |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Furnace |
Oppression |
Poor |
Infidelity |
NUMBER |
Pride |
Seven |
Rulers |
Speaking |
Injustice |
Lies and Deceits |
Politics |
Word of God |
Purity |
SILVER |
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NET Notes: Psa 12:4 The rhetorical question expresses the arrogant attitude of these people. As far as they are concerned, they are answerable to no one for how they spea...
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NET Notes: Psa 12:5 Heb “I will place in deliverance, he pants for it.” The final two words in Hebrew (יָפִיחַ ...
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NET Notes: Psa 12:6 Heb “[like] silver purified in a furnace of [i.e., “on”] the ground, refined seven times.” The singular participle מ...
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NET Notes: Psa 12:7 Heb “you will protect him from this generation permanently.” The third masculine singular suffix on the verb “protect” is prob...
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