Psalm 12
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 12
Oppression by the Wicked
For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(A) A psalm of David.
1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.[a](B)
2 They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.(C)
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(D)
4 They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?” (E)
5 “Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”(F)
6 The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.(G)
Salmos 12
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Salmo de David. Para o diretor do coro.
12 Socorre-nos, Senhor!
Porque os homens piedosos estão a desaparecer!
São poucos os que te são fiéis, entre os humanos.
2 Cada um procura enganar o seu próximo;
são lisonjeiros e falam sem sinceridade.
3 O Senhor castigará os que falam com adulação e altivamente;
4 os que dizem: “Continuarei a falar como me apetecer.
A boca é minha. Quem pode governar sobre nós?”
5 E o Senhor responde:
“Eu me levantarei para defender os pobres da opressão,
para fazer calar os gemidos dos infelizes.
Darei salvação aos que suspiram por ela.”
6 A palavra do Senhor é pura;
é tão verdadeira como a prata refinada no forno sete vezes.
7 Tu guardarás para sempre os que são teus, Senhor,
fora do alcance e da influência desta geração maligna.
8 Gente perversa aparece por toda a parte;
as pessoas depravadas chegam a ser mais admiradas e louvadas.
Psalm 12
King James Version
12 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
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