Psalms 12 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 [For the choir director; on the [sheminith]; a psalm by David.] Help, O LORD. No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam's descendants! Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another. Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the LORD cut off every flattering lip and every bragging tongue May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4 that has said, |We will overcome with our tongues. With lips such as ours, who can be our master?| those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 |Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise,| says the LORD. |I will provide safety for those who long for it.| “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.” “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 The promises of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times. The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
7 O LORD, you will protect them. You will keep each one safe from those people forever. You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever. You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 Wicked people parade around when immorality increases among Adam's descendants. On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
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