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
To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. 2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. 3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, 4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff. 6The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever. 8The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.