Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 12

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith.Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 6:1. A Psalm of David.

1Helpהוֹשִׁ֣יעָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,O LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,forכִּי־ki-H3588the godlyחָסִ֑יד כִּי־cha.Sid ki-H2623 H3588are no moreגָמַ֣רga.MarH1584;the faithfulאֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים'e.mu.NimH529have vanishedפַ֥סּוּFa.suH6461from amongמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

2They lieשָׁ֤וְא׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮shav' ye.da.be.RuH7723 H1696toאֶת־'et-H854oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵ֫עֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453;they speakיְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ye.da.Be.ruH1696with flatteringחֲלָק֑וֹתcha.la.KotH2513lipsשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193anda double heartH3820.

3May the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068cut offיַכְרֵ֣תyakh.RetH3772allכָּל־kol-H3605flatteringH2513lipsH8193and every boastfulגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1696 H1419tongueלָ֝שׁ֗וֹןla.ShonH3956.

4Theyאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834sayאָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.RuH559, “With our tonguesH3956we will prevailנַ֭גְבִּירNag.birH1396.We ownאִתָּ֑נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854our lipsH8193—whoמִ֖יmiH4310can be our masterאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113?”

5“For the causeמִשֹּׁ֥דmi.ShodH7701of the oppressedעֲנִיִּים֮'a.ni.YimH6041and for the groaningמֵאַנְקַ֪תme.'an.KatH603of the needyאֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים'ev.Yo.NimH34,I will nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965,”saysH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “I will bringאָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitH7896safetyבְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468to him who yearnsיָפִ֥יחַֽya.Fi.achH6315.”

6The wordsאִֽמֲר֣וֹת'i.ma.RotH565of the LORDH3068are flawlessאֲמָר֪וֹת טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת'a.ma.Rot te.Ho.RotH2889 H565,like silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701refinedצָ֭רוּףTza.rufH6884in a furnaceבַּעֲלִ֣ילba.'a.LilH5948,like goldלָאָ֑רֶץla.'A.retzH776purifiedמְ֝זֻקָּ֗קme.zu.KakH2212sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃shiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.

7Youאַתָּֽה־'a.tah-H859,O LORDH3068,will keep usתִּשְׁמְרֵ֑םtish.me.RemH8104;You will forever guard usתִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ׀ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ti.tze.Re.nu le.'o.LamH5341 H5769fromמִן־min-H4480thisז֣וּzuH2098generationהַדּ֖וֹרha.DorH1755.

8The wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563wanderיִתְהַלָּכ֑וּןyit.ha.la.KhunH1980freelyסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,and vilenessזֻ֝לּ֗וּתzu.LutH2149is exaltedכְּרֻ֥םke.RumH7311amongלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith.Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 6:1. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 12