Psalms 12

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.upon…: or, upon the eighth.

1HelpH3467, YhwhH3068; for the godly manH2623 ceasethH1584; for the faithfulH539 failH6461 from among the childrenH1121 of menH120.1

2They speakH1696 vanityH7723 every oneH376 with his neighbourH7453: with flatteringH2513 lipsH8193 and with a doubleH3820 heartH3820 do they speakH1696.2

3YhwhH3068 shall cut offH3772 all flatteringH2513 lipsH8193, and the tongueH3956 that speakethH1696 proudH1419 things:3

4Who have saidH559, With our tongueH3956 will we prevailH1396; our lipsH8193 are our own: who is lordH113 over us?4

5For the oppressionH7701 of the poorH6041, for the sighingH603 of the needyH34, now will I ariseH6965, saithH559 YhwhH3068; I will setH7896 him in safetyH3468 from him that puffethH6315 at him.5

6The wordsH565 of YhwhH3068 are pureH2889 wordsH565: as silverH3701 triedH6884 in a furnaceH5948 of earthH776, purifiedH2212 seven timesH7659.

7Thou shalt keepH8104 them, O YhwhH3068, thou shalt preserveH5341 them from thisH2098 generationH1755 for everH5769.6

8The wickedH7563 walkH1980 on every sideH5439, when the vilestH2149 menH120H1121 are exaltedH7311.7