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 <div class="label">12</div><div class="s1">Oppression by the Wicked</div><div class="d">For the choir director: according to Sheminith.&#160; # 12:title 1Ch 15:21; Ps 6 title A psalm of David.</div><div class="q1"> 1Help, Lord, for&#160;no faithful&#160;one&#160;remains;</div><div class="q">the loyal have&#160;disappeared from&#160;the&#160;human&#160;race.&#160; # 12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v.&#160;8,# 12:1 Ps 14:2&#8211;3; 53:2&#8211;3; Mc 7:2</div><div class="q1"> 2They lie to one another;</div><div class="q">they speak with flattering&#160;lips and&#160;deceptive&#160;hearts.&#160; # 12:2 Ps 41:6; 144:8; Jr 9:8</div><div class="q1"> 3May the Lord cut&#160;off all&#160;flattering&#160;lips</div><div class="q">and the tongue that&#160;speaks&#160;boastfully.&#160; # 12:3 Ps 5:9</div><div class="q1"> 4They say, &#8220;Through our&#160;tongues we&#160;have&#160;power;</div><div class="q">our lips are our&#160;own&#160;&#8212;&#160;who&#160;can&#160;be our&#160;master?&#160;&#8221;&#160; # 12:4 Ps 73:8&#8211;9</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 5&#8220;Because of the devastation of&#160;the&#160;needy</div><div class="q">and&#160;the&#160;groaning of&#160;the&#160;poor,</div><div class="q">I will now rise up,&#8221; says&#160;the&#160; Lord.</div><div class="q">&#8220;I will provide safety for the one who&#160;longs&#160;for&#160;it.&#8221;&#160; # 12:5 Ps 9:18; 72:4</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 6The words of&#160;the&#160; Lord are&#160;pure&#160;words,</div><div class="q">like silver refined in&#160;an&#160;earthen&#160;furnace,</div><div class="q">purified seven&#160;times.&#160; # 12:6 Ps 18:30; 119:140; Pr 30:5</div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"> 7You, Lord, will guard&#160;us;&#160; # 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them</div><div class="q">you will protect us&#160; # 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him from&#160;this&#160;generation forever.&#160; # 12:7 Ps 37:28; 97:10</div><div class="q1"> 8The wicked prowl&#160; # 12:8 Lit walk about all&#160;around,</div><div class="q">and what is worthless is&#160;exalted by&#160;the&#160;human&#160;race.&#160; # 12:8 Ps 4:2; 119:37</div>
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Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.  ,
They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. 
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully. 
They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own — who can be our master? ” 

“Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the  LORD.
“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.” 

The words of the  LORD are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times. 

You, LORD, will guard us; 
you will protect us  from this generation forever. 
The wicked prowl  all around,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

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