Psalms 12
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1(12-1) For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. (12-2) Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
1Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
2(12-3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3(12-4) May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
4(12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
5(12-6) 'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.'
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.”
6(12-7) The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
7(12-8) Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
8(12-9) The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
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