Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 12:2
2. The want of it is illustrated by the prevalence of deceit and instability. read more
Psalm 12:2-4 Nasb,nasb
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 12:3
3, 4. Boasting ( :-) is, like flattery, a species of lying. lips, and . . . tongue—for persons. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:1-2
It seemed to David, as it did to Elijah years later, that the godly had almost become extinct in Israel (cf. Psalms 11:2-3; 1 Kings 19:10). Liars and double-minded flatterers had gradually replaced people who were true to their word and commitments. This is hyperbolic language, but David used it to remind God indirectly of His covenant promises to bless the godly. "Faithful" (Psalms 12:1) is hasid that relates to hesed, which means loyal love or covenant loyalty. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:1-4
1. Plea for deliverance 12:1-4The multitude of liars and deceivers that surrounded David moved him to cry out to God for deliverance for the godly minority. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:1-8
Psalms 12David placed great confidence in the promises of God to deliver those who look to Him for salvation. This was not easy for the psalmist to do, since in his day powerful wicked people were taking advantage of the weak and vulnerable (cf. Psalms 11:3). The genre of this psalm is probably a community lament with a statement of confidence in God. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 12:3-4
David wished the Lord would end the flattery and arrogant claims of those around him. They confidently believed they could accomplish anything they chose to do by their lies and deception. They also repudiated any restraint of their free speech (cf. James 3:5). read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 12:1-8
The same subject may be traced here as in Psalms 9-11, viz. a time of persecution and oppression coupled with a conviction that God lives and will yet deliver.Title as in Psalms 6.2. Vanity] empty and false words. A double heart] a figure for treachery and deceit.4. Our lips are our own] We have a right to say what we please, to gain our end.5. Now will I arise] God’s time for interposition always arrives sooner or later. The Psalmist pictures the proper moment as having come. From him that... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 12:2
(2) Vanity.—So in Psalms 41:6 and Job 35:13. Literally, evil. “Falsehood” would be better. This verse may have been in St Paul’s mind (Ephesians 4:25).Flattering lips.—Literally, lips of smoothness, (Comp. Note, Psalms 5:9.)With a double heart.—Literally, with a heart and a heart. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 12:33.) “One for the Church, another for the Change; one for Sundays, another for working-days; one for the king, another for the Pope. A man without a heart is a wonder, but a man with two hearts... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 12:3
(3) The Lord shall.—Translate, May Jehovah cut off.Proud things.—Literally, great things. Vulg., linguam magniloquam. read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 12:3
Psalms 12:3. That speaketh proud things— The Hebrew word גדלות gedoloth signifies great things, or great words; for the more artificial and dissembling a man is, the more he affects a pompous formality in his discourse, that he may the better deceive. read more