Psalms 12
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
1Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?
2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
2How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day?
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
3How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
4Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God. Enlighten my eyes that I never sleep in death:
5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
5Lest at any time my enemy say: I have prevailed against him. They that trouble me will rejoice when I am moved:
6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
6But I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation: I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: yea I will sing to the name of the Lord the most high.
7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
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8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
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