Psalm 12
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1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. 1For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"4They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own--who can be our master?""
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."5Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the LORD." I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place."
6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever.7You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever.
8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. 8The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.
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