8The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.


In Context

5 Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff.

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

7 Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8 The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.

Psalm 12:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou best multiplied the children of men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:8Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.