Commentaries and Other Bible Study Helps - Prayer Tents - Prayer Tents
12:7-8 God Will Guard His Faithful. The psalm closes with assurance: God will protect his faithful followers.
12:7 It seems best to take them as the poor and needy (v. 5) and the godly (v. 1). Their disappearance (v. 1) was not absolute (see note on vv. 1-2).
12:8 This final verse returns to describe the prevailing conditions (cf. vv. 1-2); though this is a somber note on which to close, it keeps the faithful mindful of their constant dependence on God to guard them. The psalm has also shown that this trust is well placed.
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