New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 12:3-5

3May the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068cutיַכְרֵ֣תyakh.RetH3772offH3772allכָּל־kol-H3605flatteringH2513lipsH8193,The tongueלָ֝שׁ֗וֹןla.ShonH3956thatspeaksH1696greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ge.do.LotH1419thingsH1419;

4Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have saidאָֽמְר֨וּ׀'a.me.RuH559, “With our tongueH3956we will prevailנַ֭גְבִּירNag.birH1396;Our lipsH8193areour own; whoמִ֖יmiH4310is lordאָד֣וֹן'a.DonH113over us?”

5“BecauseH4480of thedevastationמִשֹּׁ֥דmi.ShodH7701of the afflictedעֲנִיִּים֮'a.ni.YimH6041,becauseH4480of the groaningמֵאַנְקַ֪תme.'an.KatH603of the needyאֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים'ev.Yo.NimH34,Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I will ariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965,”saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; “I willsetאָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitH7896him in the safetyבְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'H3468for which he longsיָפִ֥יחַֽya.Fi.achH6315.”

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