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you will guard us from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall keep them, O LORD, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, will keep them; You will protect him from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You, O LORD, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou, O LORD, wilt keep them; Thou wilt preserve him from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You, O Yahweh, will keep them; You will guard him from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You, O LORD, will preserve <i>and</i> keep them; You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, will guard us; you will protect us from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will protect us and always keep us safe from those people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, you will protect them. You will keep each one safe from those people forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You, LORD, will protect us. You will guard us from this generation forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You, O YHWH, preserve them, "" You keep us from this generation for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou, O Jehovah, shalt watch them, keep from this generation forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us.: and keep us from this generation for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 11:8>You, O Lord, will preserve us, and you will guard us from this generation into eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You, O LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You, O LORD, will protect us; you will guard us from this generation forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt keep them, O LORD; thou shalt preserve me and save me from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you, LORD JEHOVAH, will keep them; redeem me and save me, from this generation to eternity.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/12-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1082" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/12.htm">The Godly are No More</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh- (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: tiš·mə·rêm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">will keep us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: tiṣ·ṣə·ren·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">You will forever guard us</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2098.htm" title="2098: zū (Pro-r) -- This, which, who. For zeh; this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: had·dō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">generation.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5</a></span><br />Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-140.htm">Psalm 119:140</a></span><br />Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">1 Peter 1:25</a></span><br />but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-17.htm">John 17:17</a></span><br />Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Psalm 119:89</a></span><br />Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">Psalm 18:30</a></span><br />As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Psalm 119:114</a></span><br />You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-152.htm">Psalm 119:152</a></span><br />Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">Psalm 119:160</a></span><br />The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-21.htm">James 1:21</a></span><br />Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation for ever.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Psalm 16:1</a></b></br> Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28,40</a></b></br> For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Psalm 121:8</a></b></br> The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.</p><p class="hdg">them, Heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Psalm 10:18</a></b></br> To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Matthew 3:7</a></b></br> But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/job/7-12.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-14.htm">Keepest</a> <a href="/job/36-6.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Protect</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-50.htm">Age</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/25-20.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Keepest</a> <a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Preserve</a> <a href="/psalms/20-1.htm">Protect</a> <a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/psalms/13-1.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">He comforts himself with God's promises, and his judgments on the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You, O LORD, will keep us;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the protective nature of God, highlighting His role as a guardian over His people. The use of "LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God, indicating a personal and relational aspect. This assurance of divine protection is a recurring theme in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/121-7.htm">Psalm 121:7-8</a>) and reflects the trust that believers place in God's faithfulness. The term "keep" suggests not only physical protection but also spiritual preservation, aligning with the promises found in the Old Testament where God vows to be with His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/31-6.htm">Deuteronomy 31:6</a>).<p><b>You will forever guard us</b><br>The promise of eternal guardianship underscores God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people. This phrase can be connected to the idea of God as a shepherd, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where He leads and protects His flock. The concept of God as a guardian is also echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus speaks of His followers being secure in His hand (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a>). The word "forever" indicates the timelessness of God's protection, offering comfort and hope to believers facing trials.<p><b>from this generation.</b><br>The reference to "this generation" suggests a specific group characterized by wickedness or unbelief, similar to the "crooked and perverse generation" mentioned in <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>. In the historical context, this could refer to the corrupt society surrounding the psalmist, possibly during the reign of a wicked king or a time of national apostasy. Theologically, it highlights the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, a common theme in wisdom literature. This phrase also points to the eschatological hope that God will ultimately deliver His people from evil, as seen in the prophetic writings about the coming of the Messiah and the establishment of His kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/12.htm">Psalm 12</a>, David is expressing a plea for divine protection amidst a corrupt generation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness and power to protect His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithful.htm">The Faithful</a></b><br>The righteous individuals whom God promises to protect, representing those who remain true to His word.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_generation.htm">The Wicked Generation</a></b><br>The corrupt and deceitful people of David's time, characterized by their falsehood and oppression.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist's_context.htm">The Psalmist's Context</a></b><br>The cultural and spiritual environment of ancient Israel, where the faithful often faced challenges from those who opposed God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithful_protection.htm">God's Faithful Protection</a></b><br>Trust in God's promise to guard His people, even amidst a corrupt and deceitful generation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_enduring_nature_of_god's_word.htm">The Enduring Nature of God's Word</a></b><br>Reflect on the reliability of God's promises, as His word is unchanging and eternal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously_in_a_corrupt_world.htm">Living Righteously in a Corrupt World</a></b><br>Encourage believers to remain steadfast in their faith, knowing that God is their protector.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_in_seeking_protection.htm">The Role of Prayer in Seeking Protection</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of prayer in seeking God's protection and guidance in daily life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_believers.htm">Community of Believers</a></b><br>Highlight the importance of fellowship with other believers as a means of mutual encouragement and support.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_preservation_if_text_changed.htm">Why does Psalm 12:7 promise divine preservation when scribal variations suggest the text has changed over centuries? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sleep_paralysis_prevention.htm">What is sleep paralysis and how can it be prevented?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_the_tongue_be_untamable_yet_controlled.htm">In James 3:8, the tongue is called 'untamable,' conflicting with other teachings on self-control (e.g., Galatians 5:23); how can both be true?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_the_psalmist_with_evildoers.htm">(Psalm 26:9-10) Why would a just God punish the psalmist alongside evildoers if everyone is equally flawed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt keep them, O Lord</span>. God having promised to set the righteous, who are oppressed, in a place of safety (ver. 5), the psalmist is sure that he will keep them and preserve them from the wicked "generation," which has possession of the earth, and bears rule in it, <span class="accented">always.</span> It is, no doubt, for the greater consolation and encouragement of these unfortunates that he dwells on the subject, and adds his own assurances to the Divine promise which he has recorded. Man's faith is so weak that, unless promises and assurances are reiterated, they make little impression. <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt preserve them</span> (Hebrew, <span class="accented">him</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>from this generation for ever</span>. The "generation" is that of the worldly men in power at the time, of whom we have heard in <a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Psalm 3:1, 2, 6, 7</a>; <a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalm 4:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/5-4.htm">Psalm 5:4-6, 9, 10</a>; <a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">Psalm 6:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-1.htm">Psalm 7:1, 2, 9, 13-16</a>; <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2-11, 15</a>; <a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Psalm 11:2, 3, 6</a>. "For ever" means "so long as they live." The substitution of "him' for "them" in this clause is an instance of that generalization by which a whole class is summed up in a single individual - " all men" in "man," "all good men" in "the righteous" (<span class="hebrew">צַדִּיק</span>), and the like. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/12-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will keep us;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·mə·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will forever guard us</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(tiṣ·ṣə·ren·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">ז֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2098.htm">Strong's 2098: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, which, who</span><br /><br /><span class="word">generation.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדּ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(had·dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/12-7.htm">Psalm 12:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/12-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 12:7 You will keep them Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/12-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 12:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 12:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/12-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 12:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 12:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>