Psalm 12
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1To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.1For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?4They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"
5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.5"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the LORD. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."
6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.6The LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.
7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.7You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,
8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.
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Psalm 11
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