Psalm 12:8
“The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. ”
KJV
Read in Psalm 12Meaning
The closing picture of the wicked prowling while vileness is exalted keeps the lament realistic: divine trust does not deny the persistence of corrupt social conditions.
Read carefully
The closing picture of the wicked prowling while vileness is exalted keeps the lament realistic: divine trust does not deny the persistence of corrupt social conditions.; Psalm 12:8 should remain within the literary movement of the psalm.
Reflection
Let this verse form truthful speech, solidarity with the vulnerable, patient trust in God, and refusal of retaliatory harm.