Psalm 12:2-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
I
2 Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains;
the faithful have vanished from the children of men.(A)
3 They tell lies to one another,
speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.(B)
Psalm 12:4-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
4 May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips,
and every boastful tongue,
5 Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;
when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”(A)
Psalm 12:7-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
IV
7 The promises of the Lord are sure,
silver refined in a crucible,[a]
silver purified seven times.(A)
8 You, O Lord, protect us always;
preserve us from this generation.
Footnotes
- 12:7 A crucible: lit., “in a crucible in the ground.” The crucible was placed in the ground for support.
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