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
1 To the victory, on the eighth, the song of David. Lord, make thou me safe, for the holy man failed; for truths be made little from the sons of men.
2They spake vain things, each man to his neighbour; and they having guileful lips, spake in their heart, and with their heart.
3The Lord destroy all guileful lips; and the great speaking tongue.
4Which said, We shall magnify with our tongue, our lips be of us-selves; who else is our lord?
5For the wretchedness of needy men, and for the wailing of poor men; now I shall rise up, saith the Lord. I shall set him in health; I shall do trustily in him.
6The speeches of the Lord be chaste speeches; silver assayed by fire, proved from the earth, purged sevenfold.
7Thou, Lord, shalt keep us; and thou shalt keep us from this gener-ation without end.
8Wicked men go in compass; by thine highness thou hast multiplied the sons of men.
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