The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!
The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. The merciful man hath failed. Some think that this is a complaint that the righteous had been unjustly put to death; as if the Psalmist had said, Saul has cruelly cut off all who observed justice and faithfulness. But I would understand the words in a simpler sense, as…