Psalms 36:12

12 Look at the troublemakers who have fallen. They have been pushed down and are unable to stand up again.

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 to show your mercy to those who know you and your righteousness to those whose motives are decent.
11 Do not let the feet of arrogant people step on me or the hands of wicked people push me away.
12 Look at the troublemakers who have fallen. They have been pushed down and are unable to stand up again.
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