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Psalms 12 Parallel Bible Translations
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JPS JPS Tanakh 1917 |
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| 1 | For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men. | 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 | They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. | 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 all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh proud things! | 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 | Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; Our lips are with us: who is lord over us?' | 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 | For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.' | “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 words of the LORD are pure words, As silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined 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 | Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever. | 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 | The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. | 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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