[Steven Avery]

Hi Folks,

To finish up the morning, we will give the :

Pure Words Integrity Award

To .. a modern version translator ! For his willingness to speak clearly and accurately about the translation and interpretation of Psalm 12.

William D. Barrick has translated a smidgen here and there . For over two decades. In Bangladesh and the USA .. working on the English Standard Version .. and .. the NETBible !?

Hmm.....

http://www.drbarrick.org/Website%20Files/Ps%20012.pdf
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs:
The Master Musician’s Melodies
Adult Sunday School Placerita Baptist Church (2003)
by William D. Barrick, Th.D.
Professor of OT, The Master’s Seminary

William Barrick gives the Psalm with NKJV verses !?
And he references the excellent Martin Luther hymn.

Hmm...

This is one section.

5.0 Praying Psalm 12
Lord, help me! [v. 1]
Help the godly person to stand and prevail. [v. 1]
Oh, God, shut the mouths of the wicked. [vv. 3-4]
Thank You, Lord, for Your pure and precious Word. [v. 6]
Give me a greater desire for Your Word, Father. [v. 7]
Cleanse me with Your Word. [vv. 6-7]

Now, hold on to your seats.
Commentary on verse 6 and 7.

v. 6 “Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.”

* Figure of smelting and refining.

* Implications for bibliology (doctrine concerning the Word of God):

Authenticity and integrity of God’s Word: The Bible is truly
God’s revealed truth and is dependable. Cf. Daniel 10:21; Psalm
119:160; John 17:17.

Inerrancy and infallibility of God’s Word: The Bible does not
contain error and does not deceive or lead astray. Cf. Psalm 19:7;
Proverbs 6:23; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 4:6.

Preciousness of God’s Word: The Bible is dear to the believer and
extremely profitable for spiritual nourishment and growth. Cf.
Psalm 19:10; 1 Peter 2:2.

v. 7 “You shall keep them”

The “poor and needy” of v. 5?

The “words” of v. 6 This is the better view.

Thank you, Professor Barrick.
We present you with the :

Psalm 12 Pure Words Integrity Award !

This is irrespective of your overall views on the King James Bible and textual and translational theory. And whatever the pluses and minuses of your overall body of work. Note: there is very interesting creationary writing from Professor Barrick and much of his material is an edifying read eg. the Psalm 22 article.

We appreciate your understanding Psalm 12 and we thank you for putting your views out for the public, for any and all to read. We realize that you were directly referencing.

"Thou shalt keep them, O LORD" (KJB)

And not specifically, directly referencing :

"thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever."

By your usage of the NKJV (them..them) and the lack of any stated counterpoint and limitation, and especially the included teachings above and the Martin Luther hymn reference, it does appear that your comment is reasonable to understand as your view of the whole verse 7. Either way, it is such a refreshing breath of fresh air for a scholar today (outside of the King James Bible defenders) to speak as you do above about the beautiful Psalm 12 and the preservation of the word of God that the award stands - even if your view on Psalm 12:7b is nuanced or different .

Shalom,
Steven

PS.
The verse references from above are deserving of a separate post.