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Psalm 012 Translation Questions
Q? Why is David asking for Yahweh's help?
A. David is asking for Yahweh's help because the godly have disappeared and the faithful have vanished. [12:1]
Q? How does everyone speak to his neighbor?
A. Everyone says empty words to his neighbor, and speaks with flattering lips and a double heart. [12:2]
Q? What does David want Yahweh to do to the flattering lips?
A. David wants Yahweh to cut off all flatterings lips and every tongue declaring great things. [12:3]
Q? What flattering thing have some said?
A. Some have said, " With our tongues will we prevail. When our lips speak, who can be lord over us?" [12:4]
Q? What will Yahweh do for the poor and the needy?
A. Yahweh will arise and provide safety for which they long. [12:5]
Q? What are the words of Yahweh like?
A. Yahweh's words are pure words like silver purified in a furnace and refined seven times. [12:6]
Q? What does David ask Yahweh to do for godly people?
A. He asks Yahweh to forever keep and preserve them from this wicked generation. [12:7]
Q? What causes the wicked to walk on every side?
A. The wicked walk on every side when evil is exalted among the sons of men. [12:8]