Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 12:1-6

1 1HelpH3467, O LORDH3068, forH3588 the godlyH2623 H3588 are no moreH1584;the faithfulH529 have vanishedH6461 from amongH1121 menH120.2They lieH7723 H1696 toH854 oneH376 anotherH7453;they speakH1696 with flatteringH2513 lipsH8193 and a double heartH3820.3May the LORDH3068 cut offH3772 allH3605 flatteringH2513 lipsH8193and every boastfulH1696 H1419 tongueH3956.4TheyH834 sayH559, “With our tonguesH3956 we will prevailH1396.We ownH854 our lipsH8193—whoH4310 can be our masterH113?”

5“For the causeH7701 of the oppressedH6041and for the groaningH603 of the needyH34,I will nowH6258 ariseH6965,” saysH559 the LORDH3068.“I will bringH7896 safetyH3468 to him who yearnsH6315.”

6The wordsH565 of the LORDH3068 are flawlessH2889 H565,like silverH3701 refinedH6884 in a furnaceH5948,like goldH776 purifiedH2212 sevenfoldH7659.2

Notes

1. Psalms 12:1 Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 6:1. ↩
2. Psalms 12:6 Probable reading; MT like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified sevenfold ↩