The Psalms

Psalm 12

For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

 ^12:1Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;

 For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

 ^12:2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:

 With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

 ^12:3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,

 The tongue that speaketh great things;

 ^12:4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail;

 Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

 ^12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,

 Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;

 I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

 ^12:6The words of Jehovah are pure words;

 As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,

 Purified seven times.

 ^12:7Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah,

 Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

 ^12:8The wicked walk on every side,

 When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.