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Psalm 12:7

You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
6The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
7You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
8The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
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The repeated promise to keep and preserve voices confidence in God while the surrounding verses still describe oppression and honored wickedness.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked will be put to silence in darkness; for no man will prevail by strength.Both passages speak of God keeping those under his care in a setting where the wicked remain a threat.
Psalm 121:8The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.Both passages join the Lord’s keeping with the word “forever,” expressing confidence in care that endures.
Psalm 145:20The LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.Both passages name the Lord as the one who preserves, with wickedness present in the surrounding picture.
1 Peter 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.Preservation in the psalm and guarding in Peter both locate security in God’s power to keep.
Psalm 37:40The LORD helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.Both passages describe the Lord protecting people from others who threaten them.
Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.The Lord’s keeping in the psalm shares the assurance of care expressed by saints being in God’s hand.
Psalm 37:28For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.Both passages speak of preservation forever amid wickedness, grounding that endurance in the Lord’s care.
Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to …The link is limited: the psalm speaks of preservation from a generation, while Matthew records a warning of coming wrath.
Isaiah 27:3I, the LORD, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.Both passages identify the Lord as keeper and describe his protection as extending beyond a single moment.
Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:Both passages use the language of being kept, with Jude identifying those addressed as kept for Jesus Christ.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. fear for the future.

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The wicked still walk on every side when this confidence is spoken. You need not pretend the danger has passed to trust that the Lord keeps his word.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).