Psalms 12:7

“His mouth is full of cursing, etc.] Or, “he has filled his mouth with cursing” f179 God and good men, his superiors, himself and others. The word signifies “an oath”; and may design either a profane oath, taking the name of God in vain; or an oath on a civil account, a false oath, taken with a design to defraud and deceive others, as follows, and intends perjury; and this, as applicable to antichrist, regards his mouth speaking great things and blasphemies against God, and uttering curses and anathemas against the saints, (<661305>Revelation 13:5,6); and deceit and fraud; such as flattery and lying, which are both used by him with an intention to impose upon and deceive. The apostle, in (…”

“them--(Margin.)”

““Thou shalt keep them That is, the persons referred to in Psalms 12:5 - the poor and the needy who were suffering from the wrongs inflicted on them. The idea is, that God would guard and defend them. They were safe in his hands. Compare Psalms 37:3-7. From this generation - This generation, or this race of detractors, flatterers, and oppressors. The idea is, that that entire generation was eminently wicked, and that none but God could deliver the poor and the needy from their designs. Forever - That is, “constantly,” or as long as they would need the divine protection. God would not interpose and save them from the “present” trouble, and then leave them to the designs of their enemies, but…”

“Thou shalt keep them - Thy words or promises: these thou wilt observe and keep, both now, and from this generation for ever. Psalms 12:8”

“12:7-8 The godly know that the Lord cares, even though the wicked continue to oppress them. The Lord sees the corrupt and foolish people who praise evildoers (see 9:19-20; 14:2-6).”

“thou shalt: Psa 16:1, Psa 37:28, Psa 37:40, Psa 121:8, Psa 145:20; Deu 33:3; Sa1 2:9; Isa 27:3; Pe1 1:5; Jde 1:1 them: etc. Heb. him, i.e. every one of them this: Psa 10:18; Mat 3:7 Psalms 12:8”

“(Heb.: 12:8-9) The supplicatory complaint contained in the first strophe has passed into an ardent wish in the second; and now in the fourth there arises a consolatory hope based upon the divine utterance which was heard in the third strophe. The suffix eem in Psa 12:8 refers to the miserable and poor; the suffix ennu in Psa 12:8 (him, not: us, which would be pointed תצרנוּ, and more especially since it is not preceded by תשׁמרנוּ) refers back to the man who yearns for deliverance mentioned in the divine utterance, Psa 12:6. The "preserving for ever" is so constant, that neither now nor at any future time will they succumb to this generation. The oppression shall not become a thorough…”