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.
Preservation amid a corrupt generation
The psalm closes with confidence in divine keeping while wickedness still circulates and what is vile is publicly exalted.
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.