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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To the Heavenly Worship Leader upon Sh’minit [an eight-stringed lyre], A Psalm (sacred song about or to God) of David [Beloved].
1Help, Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.
3The Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaks proud things:
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?
5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate]; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffs at him.
6The words of the Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate] [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7youi shall keep them, O Lord-Yehōvah [Messiah Pre-Incarnate], youi shall preserve them from this generation forever.
8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
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