Psalms 12
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PSALM 12
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith,
A Psalm of David.
1Help, Lord, because the godly man
doth daily fade away;
And from among the sons of men
the faithful do decay.
2Unto his neighbour ev'ry one
doth utter vanity:
They with a double heart do speak,
and lips of flattery.
3God shall cut off all flatt'ring lips,
tongues that speak proudly thus,
4We'll with our tongue prevail, our lips
are ours: who's lord o'er us?
5For poor oppress'd,
and for the sighs of needy, rise will
I, Saith God, and him in safety set
from such as him defy.
6The words of God are words most pure;
they be like silver try'd
In earthen furnace, seven times
that hath been purify'd.
7Lord, thou shalt them preserve and keep
for ever from this race.
8On each side walk the wicked, when
vile men are high in place.
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Psalms 12
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Psalm 12
Oppression by the Wicked
For the choir director: according to Sheminith.#1Ch 15:21; Ps 6 A psalm of David.
1Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.#12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8#Ps 14:2–3; 53:2–3; Mc 7:2
2They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.#Ps 41:6; 144:8; Jr 9:8
3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.#Ps 5:9
4They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own — who can be our master?” #Ps 73:8–9
5“Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”#Ps 9:18; 72:4
6The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.#Ps 18:30; 119:140; Pr 30:5
7You, Lord, will guard us;#12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
you will protect us#12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him from this generation forever.#Ps 37:28; 97:10
8The wicked prowl#12:8 Lit walk about all around,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.#Ps 4:2; 119:37
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