Psalms 12
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
1Εἰς τὸ τέλος· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυΐδ.
2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
2ΕΩΣ πότε, Κύριε, ἐπιλήσῃ μου εἰς τέλος; ἕως πότε ἀποστρέψεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ;
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
3ἕως τίνος θήσομαι βουλὰς ἐν ψυχῇ μου, ὀδύνας ἐν καρδίᾳ μου ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός; ἕως πότε ὑψωθήσεται ὁ ἐχθρός μου ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ;
4who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”
4ἐπίβλεψον, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου· φώτισον τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, μήποτε ὑπνώσω εἰς θάνατον,
5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
5μήποτε εἴπῃ ὁ ἐχθρός μου· ἴσχυσα πρὸς αὐτόν· οἱ θλίβοντές με ἀγαλλιάσονται, ἐὰν σαλευθῶ.
6The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
6ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ ἐλέει σου ἤλπισα, ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ καρδία μου ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου· ᾄσω τῷ Κυρίῳ τῷ εὐεργετήσαντί με καὶ ψαλῶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου τοῦ Ὑψίστου.
7You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
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8The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
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