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God Hears the Helpless
Commentators unanimously emphasize that God is moved to act specifically "because of the oppression of the poor" and their "sighing." This isn't a general promise; it's a direct divine response to suffering. God notices and hears the cries of the vulnerable, and their plight is the very reason He declares, "Now will I arise."
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 12:5
18th Century
Theologian
For the oppression of the poor - That is, on account of the wrong done to the poor in the manner specified above—by the abuse of th…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 12:5
19th Century
Bishop
For the oppression — that is, on account of the oppression. Here, as in so many psalms and prophecies, we have an ancient oracle o…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 12:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of t…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 12:5
16th Century
Theologian
Because of the spoiling of the needy. David now sets before himself, as a matter of consolation, the truth that God will not permit the wi…
John Gill
On Psalms 12:5
17th Century
Pastor
For the oppression of the poor
The servants and people of God, who, for the most part, are poor in a temporal sense,…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 12:1–8
17th Century
Minister
This psalm furnishes good thoughts for bad times; one may comfort oneself with such meditations and prayers. Let us see what makes the times bad, a…