Psalms 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the choir director; Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

1HelpH3467, LordH3068, for 1the godlyH2623 manH2623 ceasesH1584 to be, For the faithfulH539 disappearH6461 from among the sonsH1121 of menH120.2They 2speakH1696 3falsehoodH7723 to oneH376 anotherH7453; With 4flatteringH2513 5lipsH8193 and with a doubleH3820 heartH3820 they speakH1696.3May the LordH3068 cutH3772 offH3772 allH3605 flatteringH2513 lipsH8193, The tongueH3956 that 6speaksH1696 greatH1419 thingsH1419;4WhoH834 7have saidH559, “With our tongueH3956 we will prevailH1396; Our lipsH8193 are 8our own; whoH4310 is lordH113 over us?”5“BecauseH4480 of the 9devastationH7701 of the afflictedH6041, becauseH4480 of the groaningH603 of the needyH34, NowH6258 10I will ariseH6965,” saysH559 the LordH3068; “I will 11setH7896 him in the safetyH3468 for which he longsH6315.”

6The 12wordsH565 of the LordH3068 are pureH2889 wordsH565; As silverH3701 13triedH6884 in a furnaceH5948 on the earthH776, refinedH2212 sevenH7659 timesH7659.7You, O LordH3068, will keepH8104 them; You will 14preserveH5341 him from thisH2098 generationH1755 foreverH5769.8The 15wickedH7563 strutH1980 about on everyH5439 sideH5439 When 1617vilenessH2149 is exaltedH7311 among the sonsH1121 of menH120.