Psalm 12
For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
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.
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!
Who have said: Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?
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.
The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.