Psaltaren 12
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psalm 12
Klagan över den växande ondskan
1 För sångmästaren enligt sheminit. En psalm av David.
2 Fräls, Herre, ty de fromma är borta,
de trofasta har försvunnit från människors barn.
3 De talar lögn, den ene med den andre,
med hala läppar och dubbelt hjärta talar de.
4 Herre, utrota alla hala läppar,
den tunga som talar stora ord.
5 De säger:
"Genom vår tunga är vi starka,
våra läppar hjälper oss,
vem är herre över oss?"
6 "Eftersom de svaga utsätts för våld
och de fattiga klagar,
vill jag nu gripa in", säger Herren,
"jag skall ge frälsning åt den som längtar därefter."
7 Herrens tal är ett rent tal,
likt silver som rinner ner på jorden,
luttrat i degeln, renat sju gånger.
8 Du, Herre, skall bevara dem,
du skall för evigt beskydda dem för detta släkte.
9 Runt omkring drar ogudaktiga fram,
när uselhet prisas av människors barn.
Psalm 12
International Standard Version
To the Director: On an eight stringed harp.[a] A Davidic Psalm.
Human and Divine Words Contrasted
12 Help, Lord, for godly people no longer exist;
trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.[b]
2 Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor;
they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives.[c]
3 The Lord will cut off all slippery lips,
and the tongue that boasts great things,
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;
our lips belong to us.
Who is master[d] over us?”
5 “Because the poor are being oppressed,
because the needy are sighing,
I will now arise,” says the Lord,
“I will establish in safety those who yearn for it.”
6 The words of the Lord are pure,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times over.
7 You, Lord, will keep them[e] safe,
you will guard them[f] from this generation forever.
8 The wicked, however,[g] keep walking around,
exalting the vileness of human beings.[h]
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:1 Or on a lower octave
- Psalm 12:1 Lit. from among the children of men
- Psalm 12:2 Lit. with slippery lips and a double heart
- Psalm 12:4 Or lord
- Psalm 12:7 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs 11QPsc; LXX reads us
- Psalm 12:7 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs 11QPsc; LXX reads us
- Psalm 12:8 The Heb. lacks however
- Psalm 12:8 Lit. of children of men
Psalm 12
New King James Version
Man’s Treachery and God’s Constancy
To the Chief Musician. (A)On [a]an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
12 Help,[b] Lord, for the godly man (B)ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
2 (C)They speak idly everyone with his neighbor;
With flattering lips and [c]a double heart they speak.
3 May the Lord [d]cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks [e]proud things,
4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will 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 I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
6 The words of the Lord are (D)pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
7 You shall keep them, O Lord,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.
8 The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:1 Heb. sheminith
- Psalm 12:1 Save
- Psalm 12:2 An inconsistent mind
- Psalm 12:3 destroy
- Psalm 12:3 great
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