Psalm 12
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1Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity.
2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives.
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,
4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?”4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"
5“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”5"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.
7You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever.
8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings.
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