Psalms 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

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

1HelpH3467, LordH3068, for 1the godlyH2623 personH2623 has comeH1584 toH1584 anH1584 endH1584, For the faithfulH539 have disappearedH6461 from the sonsH1121 of mankindH120.2They 2speakH1696 3liesH7723 to oneH376 anotherH7453; They speakH1696 with 45flatteringH2513 lipsH8193 and a doubleH3820 heartH3820.3May the LordH3068 cutH3772 offH3772 allH3605 6flatteringH2513 lipsH8193, The tongueH3956 that 7speaksH1696 greatH1419 thingsH1419;4WhoH834 8have saidH559, “With our tongueH3956 we will prevailH1396; Our lipsH8193 are 9our own; whoH4310 is lordH113 over us?”5“BecauseH4480 of the 10devastationH7701 of the poorH6041, becauseH4480 of the groaningH603 of the needyH34, NowH6258 11I will ariseH6965,” saysH559 the LordH3068; “I will 12putH7896 him in the safetyH3468 for which he longsH6315.”

6The 13wordsH565 of the LordH3068 are pureH2889 wordsH565; Like silverH3701 14refinedH6884 in a furnaceH5948 on the groundH776, filteredH2212 sevenH7659 timesH7659.7You, LordH3068, will keepH8104 them; You will 15protectH5341 him from thisH2098 generationH1755 foreverH5769.8The 16wickedH7563 strutH1980 aboutH1980 on everyH5439 sideH5439 When 1718vilenessH2149 is exaltedH7311 among the sonsH1121 of mankindH120.