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Psalm 12
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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)

7 You, Lord, will guard us;[b]
you will protect us[c] from this generation forever.(H)
8 The wicked prowl[d] all around,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.(I)

Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8
  2. 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
  3. 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
  4. 12:8 Lit walk about
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Psalm 12
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Psalm 12

For the music leader. According to the Sheminith.[a] A psalm of David.

12 Help, Lord, because the godly are all gone;
    the faithful have completely disappeared
    from the human race!
2 Everyone tells lies to everyone else;
    they talk with slick speech and divided hearts.
3 Let the Lord cut off all slick-talking lips
    and every tongue that brags and brags,
4     that says, “We’re unbeatable with our tongues!
    Who could get the best of us with lips like ours?”

5 But the Lord says,
    “Because the poor are oppressed,
    because of the groans of the needy,
    I’m now standing up.
    I will provide the help they are gasping for.”[b]
6 The Lord’s promises are pure,
    like silver that’s been refined in an oven,
    purified seven times over!

7 You, Lord, will keep us,[c]
    protecting us from this generation forever.
8 The wicked roam all over the place,
    while depravity is praised by human beings.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:1 Perhaps a reference to an eight-string instrument; also in Ps 6
  2. Psalm 12:5 Heb uncertain
  3. Psalm 12:7 LXX; MT keep them
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