Psalms 12
12
(A psalm by David for the music leader.#Psalm 12 leader: The Hebrew text adds “according to the sheminith,” which may be a musical instrument with eight strings.)
A Prayer for Help
1Please help me, Lord!
All who were faithful
and all who were loyal
have disappeared.
2Everyone tells lies,
and no one is sincere.
3Won't you chop off
all flattering tongues
that brag so loudly?
4They say to themselves,
“We are great speakers.
No one else has a chance.”
5But you, Lord, tell them,
“I will do something!
The poor are mistreated
and helpless people moan.
I'll rescue all who suffer.”
6Our Lord, you are true
to your promises,
and your word is like silver
heated seven times
in a fiery furnace.#12.6 in a fiery furnace: The Hebrew text has “in a furnace to the ground,” which may describe part of a process for refining silver in Old Testament times.
7You will protect us
and always keep us safe
from those people.
8But all who are wicked
will keep on strutting,
while everyone praises
their shameless deeds.#12.8 while … deeds: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Psalms 12
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Psalm 12
For the choir director; on the sheminith; a psalm by David.
1Help, O Lord.
No godly person is left.
Faithful people have vanished from among Adam’s descendants!
2All people speak foolishly.
They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
3May the Lord cut off every flattering lip
and every bragging tongue
4that has said,
“We will overcome with our tongues.
With lips such as ours, who can be our master?”
5“Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan,
I will now arise,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for those who long for it.”
6The promises of the Lord are pure,
like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times.
7O Lord, you will protect them.
You will keep each one safe from those people forever.
8Wicked people parade around
when immorality increases among Adam’s descendants.
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