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Psalm Chapter 12 Worksheet

Psalm 12 is another chiasmus in the original Hebrew.

A – Verse 1

            B – Verse 2

                        C – Verses 3-5

            B’ – Verses 6-7

A – Verse 8

 

The first and last verses contain the phrase “sons of men,” translated as human race in some translations. Vivid descriptions are given of sin’s __________________ on earth.

In Leviticus 18 God told His people that because the heathen people of the land committed fornication, adultery, multiple partners, incest, homosexuality, and bestiality, the land was ________________________ those people out – and the same would happen to them if they did what the Heathen did.   

 

The second verse describes the words of the wicked men while the sixth and seventh verses describe the ___________________ words of the Lord.

What are man’s impure words contrasted with in verses 6-7?

The number 7 is used here to represent _______________________.

What is the clear contrast between the words of men and the words of the Lord presented in the pairing of concepts?

 

The middle verses of three, four and five show the punishment God will pour out on the wicked and the ________________________ He will give the oppressed.

Do you see what’s happening here?

The wicked keeps on smooth talking and gets into ____________________ trouble with God. The righteous doesn’t know what to say but groans to God and is brought to a safe place.

Likewise the Spirit also helps in all our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.               -Romans 8:26-27