Psalm 12

The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1  Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2  Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

3  May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
4  those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?"

5  "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
I will now arise," says the Lord;
"I will place him in the safety for which he longs."
6  The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.

7  You, O Lord, will keep them;
you will guard ust from this generation forever.
8  On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

Psalm 12

1 Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

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

5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

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

7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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