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Psalms 12:8

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 12:9.

סָבִ֗יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.רְשָׁעִ֥יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּןyithalakhunwalkהָלַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…כְּרֻ֥םkerumas highרוּםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “as high”, the to-form of the verbH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…זֻ֝לּ֗וּתzulutvilestזֻלּוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “vilest”, the ordinary formH2149properly, a shaking, i.e. perhaps a tempestvilest.לִבְנֵ֥יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-9) The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-9) The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou hast greatly exalted the sons of men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύκλῳ οἱ ἀσεβεῖς περιπατοῦσι, κατὰ τὸ ὕψος σου ἐπολυώρησας τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.