Psalms 12 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished. 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 People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. 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, and the tongue that boasts! 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 They say, |We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is 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 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.| “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 LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. 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 You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, 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 for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil. 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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