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Psalm 12

Psa. 12:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the oppression
shod (Hebrew #7701)
from 7736; violence, ravage
KJV usage: desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, - ing), wasting.
Pronounce: shode
Origin: or showd (Job 5:21) {shode}
of the poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
, for the sighing
'anaqah (Hebrew #603)
shrieking
KJV usage: crying out, groaning, sighing.
Pronounce: an-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 602
of the needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
, now will I arise
quwm (Hebrew #6965)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
KJV usage: abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).
Pronounce: koom
Origin: a primitive root
, saith
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; I will set
shiyth (Hebrew #7896)
to place (in a very wide application)
KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.
Pronounce: sheeth
Origin: a primitive root
him in safety
yesha` (Hebrew #3468)
from 3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity
KJV usage: safety, salvation, saving.
Pronounce: yeh'-shah
Origin: or yeshai {yay'-shah}
from him that μpuffeth
puwach (Hebrew #6315)
to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
KJV usage: blow (upon), break, puff, bring into a snare, speak, utter.
Pronounce: poo'akh
Origin: a primitive root
at him.
μ
or, would ensnare him.

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oppression.
Psa. 10:12• 12Arise, O Jehovah; O God,{HR}Lift up thy hand;{HR}Forget not the afflicted. (Psa. 10:12)
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Psa. 74:21‑22• 21Let not the oppressed return ashamed;{HR}Let crushed one and needy one praise thy name.
 22Arise, O God, plead thy cause;{HR}Remember thy reproach from the fool all the day. (Psa. 74:21‑22)
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Psa. 79:10‑11• 10Why should the nations say, Where [is] their God?{HR}Let there be known among the nations in our sight (eyes){HR}Avenging of thy servants' blood that is shed.
 11Let the prisoner's sighing come before thee;{HR}According to the greatness of thine arm, preserve the sons of death; (Psa. 79:10‑11)
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Psa. 146:7‑8• 7Doing judgment for the oppressed,{HR}Giving bread to the hungry.{HR}Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
 8Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind;{HR}Jehovah raiseth the bowed down;{HR}Jehovah loveth the righteous; (Psa. 146:7‑8)
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Ex. 2:23‑24• 23And it came to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
 24And God heard their groaning; and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. (Ex. 2:23‑24)
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Ex. 3:7‑9• 7And Jehovah said, Seeing I have seen the affliction of my people that [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
 8and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good and large land, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
 9And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me, and I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. (Ex. 3:7‑9)
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Judg. 10:16• 16{i}And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.{/i} (Judg. 10:16)
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Prov. 14:31• 31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;{HR}But he that honoureth Him is merciful to the needy. (Prov. 14:31)
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Prov. 22:22‑23• 22Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor,{HR}Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
 23For Jehovah will plead their cause,{HR}And despoil the soul of those that despoil them. (Prov. 22:22‑23)
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Eccl. 4:1• 1Then I returned and saw all the oppressions{HR}That are done under the sun:{HR}And behold, the tears of such as were oppressed,{HR}And they had no comforter;{HR}And on the side of their oppressors there was power,{HR}But they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1)
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Eccl. 5:8• 8If thou seest the oppression of the poor,{HR}And the violent taking away of judgment{HR}And justice in a province,{HR}Marvel not at the matter:{HR}For one higher than the high regardeth;{HR}And there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)
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Isa. 19:20• 20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of the oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. (Isa. 19:20)
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Ezek. 18:12‑13,18• 12hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,
 13hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
 18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. (Ezek. 18:12‑13,18)
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James 5:4• 4Behold, the hire of the labourers who reaped your fields, that is kept back of you crieth out, and the cries of those that reaped entered into the ears of Jehovah of hosts. (James 5:4)
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Isa. 33:10• 10Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. (Isa. 33:10)
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Mic. 7:8‑9• 8{i}Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.{/i}
 9{i}I will bear the indignation of Jehovah—for I have sinned against him—until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.{/i} (Mic. 7:8‑9)
puffeth at.
or, would ensnare.
Psa. 10:5• 5His ways are firm at every time;{HR}Thy judgments [are] a height away from him;{HR}All his adversaries—he puffeth at them. (Psa. 10:5)
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Job 5:15,21• 15And he saveth the poor from the sword out of their mouth,{HR}And from the hand of the strong;
 21In the scourge of the tongue thou art hidden,{HR}And fearest not destruction when it cometh; (Job 5:15,21)
• The fifth verse introduces Jehovah's judgments, which will put an end to it. This He often does still in His government, but it is not the direct proper hope of the Christian. For him to do well, suffer for it and take it patiently, is acceptable with God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)
• As ever the man who is loudest in claiming liberty to speech and liberty of action for himself, is foremost in refusing liberty to others. He is the oppressor of the godly. Nevertheless, the godly realize that the Lord will deal with the wicked and preserve the poor and needy. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puffk.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "one puffeth." see Ps. 10.5.

W. Kelly Translation

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Because of the oppression of the afflicted,{HR}Because of the groaning of the needy,{HR}Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;{HR}I will place in safety [from] him that puffeth at him.