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.