Psalm 12
12
The Faithful Have Vanished
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.#12:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David.
1Save, O Lord, for #Isa. 57:1; Mic. 7:2the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2Everyone #Ps. 41:6; 144:8 utters lies to his neighbor;
with #Ps. 5:9; Jer. 9:8; Rom. 16:18 flattering lips and #1 Chr. 12:33; James 1:8a double heart they speak.
3May the Lord cut off all #[See ver. 2 above] flattering lips,
the tongue that makes #Dan. 7:8; Rev. 13:5; [Ps. 17:10]great boasts,
4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?”
5“Because #Ps. 9:12 the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
#
Isa. 33:10; [Ps. 82:8] I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the #See Ps. 55:18safety for which he longs.”
6 #
Ps. 18:30; 119:140; Prov. 30:5; [Ps. 19:8] The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
7You, O Lord, will keep them;
you will guard us#12:7 Or guard him from this generation forever.
8On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
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Tehillim (Psa) 12
12
1For the leader. On sh’minit [low-pitched musical instruments?]. A psalm of David:
2Help, Adonai! For no one godly is left;
the faithful have vanished from humankind.
3They all tell lies to each other,
flattering with their lips, but speaking from divided hearts.
4May Adonai cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks so proudly,
5those who say, “By our tongues, we will prevail;
our lips are with us. Who can master us?”
6“Because the poor are oppressed,
because the needy are groaning,
I will now rise up,” says Adonai,
“and grant security to those whom they scorn.”
7The words of Adonai are pure words,
silver in a melting-pot set in the earth,
refined and purified seven times over.
8You, Adonai, protect us;
guard us forever from this generation —
9the wicked strut about everywhere
when vileness is held in general esteem.
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