Psalm 12:1-5

New American Standard Bible

12 Help, Lord, for ^(A)the godly person has come to an end,
For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.
² They ^(B)speak ^[b]lies to one another;
They speak with ^[c](C)flattering lips and a double heart.
³ May the Lord cut off all ^[d]flattering lips,
The tongue that ^(D)speaks great things;
⁴ Who ^(E)have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are ^[e]our own; who is lord over us?”
⁵ “Because of the ^(F)devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now ^(G)I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will ^(H)put him in the safety for which he longs.”