The Meaning of Psalms 12:6 Explained

Psalms 12:6

KJV: The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

YLT: Sayings of Jehovah are pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

Darby: The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

ASV: The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

Discover Psalms 12:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 12:6?

MEANING: What does Psalms 12:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 12:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 12:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The words  of the LORD  [are] pure  words:  [as] silver  tried  in a furnace  of earth,  purified  seven times. 

What does Psalms 12:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

In contrast to the promises of the liars that so frustrated David, the Lord"s promise that he had received ( Psalm 12:5) was absolutely pure (flawless) and very precious. He could rely on it completely. Seven was the number the Israelites associated with the perfect work of God, going back to the creation of the cosmos in seven days.

Context Summary

Psalms 12:1-8 - God Our Refuge And Defense
The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, urged him to flee to the mountains. Such counsels of expediency are frequently given to the servants of God, Nehemiah 6:1-19. Luther's diaries are full of such references. But unless our duty is performed, we must stand our ground; we "can do no other." We must remember that God's love is with us, and that He always exchanges glances of love with His suffering ones. Compare Psalms 11:7 with Exodus 3:7.
The opening words of the next psalm appeal for help in bad and evil days. See Micah 7:2. A double heart is literally "a heart and a heart," Psalms 12:2. Let us be true in act and speech, else we forfeit the Spirit of truth, Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9. Our sighing will make God arise, Acts 7:56. We shall be helped and kept, Psalms 12:7 and Isaiah 54:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 12

1  David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God
3  He comforts himself with God's promises, and his judgments on the wicked

What do the individual words in Psalms 12:6 mean?

The words of Yahweh words [are] pure [Like] silver tried in a furnace of earth Purified sevenfold
אִֽמֲר֣וֹת יְהוָה֮ אֲמָר֪וֹת טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף בַּעֲלִ֣יל לָאָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם

אִֽמֲר֣וֹת  The  words 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: אִמְרָה 
Sense: utterance, speech, word.
יְהוָה֮  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲמָר֪וֹת  words 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִמְרָה 
Sense: utterance, speech, word.
טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת  [are]  pure 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
כֶּ֣סֶף  [Like]  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
צָ֭רוּף  tried 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: צָרַף  
Sense: to smelt, refine, test.
בַּעֲלִ֣יל  in  a  furnace 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲלִיל  
Sense: furnace, crucible.
לָאָ֑רֶץ  of  earth 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק  Purified 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: זָקַק  
Sense: to purify, distil, strain, refine.
שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם  sevenfold 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: שִׁבְעָתַיִם  
Sense: sevenfold, seven times.

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