Psalm 12

1 
Help, Lord , for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 
They speak falsehood to one another;
With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

3 
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that speaks great things;

4 
Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

5 
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord ; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

6 
The words of the Lord are pure words;
As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.

7 
You, O Lord , will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.

8 
The wicked strut about on every side
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

PSALM 13

Prayer for Help in Trouble.

Psalm 13

1 
How long, O Lord ? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

2 
How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

3 
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

4 
And my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.

5 
But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

6 
I will sing to the Lord ,
Because He has dealt bountifully with me.

PSALM 14

Folly and Wickedness of Men.

Psalm 14

1 
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

2 
The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.

3 
They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

4 
Do all the workers of wickedness not know,
Who eat up my people as they eat bread,
And do not call upon the Lord?

5 
There they are in great dread,
For God is with the righteous generation.

6 
You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But the Lord is his refuge.

7 
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!
When the Lord restores His captive people,
Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad.

PSALM 15

Description of a Citizen of Zion.