Psalms 36:12

12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!

Psalms 36:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
ESV
12 There the evildoers lie fallen; they are thrust down, unable to rise.
NLT
12 Look! Those who do evil have fallen! They are thrown down, never to rise again.
MSG
12 Send the upstarts sprawling flat on their faces in the mud.
CSB
12 There the evildoers fall; they have been thrown down and cannot rise.

Psalms 36:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 36:12

There are the workers, of iniquity fallen
Either in the pit they dug for others; or into hell, where they shall be turned at last; (See Gill on Psalms 5:5) and (See Gill on Psalms 6:8);

they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise;
which will be the case of Babylon when fallen, ( Revelation 18:21 ) , and this distinguishes the falls of the wicked from those of the righteous; for though the righteous fall, whether into sin, or into any calamity, they rise again; not so the wicked; see ( Psalms 37:24 ) ( Micah 7:8 ) ; and thus, as the psalm begins with the transgression of the wicked, it ends with their ruin.

Psalms 36:12 In-Context

10 Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 May the foot of the proud not come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen— thrown down, not able to rise!

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Psalms 18:38; Psalms 140:10
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