Psalms 36:12

12 observabit peccator iustum et stridebit super eum dentibus suis

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 et adhuc pusillum et non erit peccator et quaeres locum eius et non invenies
11 mansueti autem hereditabunt terram et delectabuntur in multitudine pacis
12 observabit peccator iustum et stridebit super eum dentibus suis
13 Dominus autem inridebit eum quia prospicit quoniam veniet dies eius
14 gladium evaginaverunt peccatores intenderunt arcum suum ut decipiant pauperem et inopem ut trucident rectos corde
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.