Psalms 12

Treated in 7 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 12:2 People tell each other lies; their lips are smooth with flattery, their hearts are divided. 3
  • 12:1 Save us, LORD! The faithful are no more; no one you can trust is left among humankind. 2
  • 12:5 "The poor are being robbed and the needy are groaning, so now I will get up," says the LORD. "I will bring them to the safety they long for." 1
  • 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times over. 1

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Where it is preached

  1. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Psa 12: 5

    …cries to Heaven]. There are three sins in Scripture which are said to cry. Oppression. Psa 12: 5. Sodomy. Gen 18: 21. Bloodshed. This cries so loud, that it drowns all the other cries.…

  2. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Ps. 12:6

    …us to give full credit to the divine promises: “The words of the Lord” (says David, Ps. 12:6) “are pure words, as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times:” “The word…

  3. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites Psalm 12:1

    …the foundation for my hope, In oaths, and promises, and blood.” June 17 “Help, Lord.” (Psalm 12:1) The prayer itself is remarkable, for it is short, but seasonable, sententious, and…

  4. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Scriptures cites Psa 12:2

    …of it shows it to be of God. Scripture is compared to silver refined seven times. Psa 12:2. The Book of God has no errata in it; it is a beam of the Sun of Righteousness, a crystal…

  5. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Holiness of God cites Psa 12:2

    …seal. ‘Thy Word is very pure.’ Psa 119:140. It is compared to silver refined seven times. Psa 12:2. Every line in the Word breathes sanctity, it encourages nothing but holiness. God is…

  6. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 14 — Of the Sacraments cites Ps. 12:2

    …are rebuked, it is said “with flattering lips, and with a double heart, do they speak” (Ps. 12:2). The objectors next add—“If faith is increased by means of the sacraments, the Holy…

  7. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Few Saved! cites Psalm xii. 1

    …Lord, for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.” (Psalm xii. 1.) Mark how Isaiah describes the condition of Judah and Jerusalem: “The whole head is…