Ps 12
0 Psalm 12 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1
Help, YHWH; for the godly man ceases; 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
YHWH will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks 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, says YHWH; I will set him in the safety he pants for.
6
The words of YHWH are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified
seven times.
7
You will keep them, O YHWH, You will preserve them from this generation for ever.
8
The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.