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Psalm 12
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Psalm 12

For the Music Director. According to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for the godly man comes to an end,
    for the faithful disappear from sons of men.
2 They speak empty words, each with his own neighbor;
    they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

3 The Lord will cut off all flattering lips,
    and the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 who have said, “With our tongue will we prevail;
    our lips are in our control, who is master over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered,
    because the needy sigh,
now I will arise,” says the Lord;
    “I will place him in the safety for which he yearns.”
6 The words of the Lord are pure words;
    they are silver tried in an earthen furnace
    refined seven times.

7 You will keep them, O Lord;
    You will preserve them from this generation.
8 The wicked walk on every side,
    when the worthless of mankind are exalted.

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Psalm 12
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Psalm 12[a]

For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(A)
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies(B) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(C)

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(D)
    and every boastful tongue—(E)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(F)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered(G) and the needy groan,(H)
    I will now arise,(I)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(J) from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,(K)
    like silver purified(L) in a crucible,(M)
    like gold[c] refined seven times.

7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(N)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(O)
8 who freely strut(P) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
  2. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth
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