Bible Strands
Psalms 36:12
There the evildoers lie fallen, thrown down and unable to rise.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God at the conclusion of a prayer for protection, immediately following a plea against the advancing foot and hand of the proud.
The words — פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן (Po.'a.lei 'A.ven) literally renders "those who do wickedness," while דֹּ֝ח֗וּ (do.Chu) means "they were pushed down," describing the physical state of the defeated.
The thread — The text records the fallen state of the wicked, which aligns with the judgment outcome in Psalms 1:5 and the divine vengeance described in 2 Thessalonians 1:8.
Why it lands — The passage states that evildoers are permanently thrown down, which requires the reader to abandon reliance on human power and accept divine justice as the final outcome.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
Cross-references
- Psalms 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Psalms 9:16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalms 18:38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 64:7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
- Psalms 140:10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
- Jeremiah 51:64 Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah.