For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the
eighth. 12:1 Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is
diminished from among the children of men.
12:2 Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful,
they have spoken with a double heart.
12:3 Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks
great words:
12:4 who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is
Lord of us?
12:5 Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the
needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set [them] in safety; I will
speak [to them] thereof openly.
12:6 The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire,
proved [in] a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
12:7 Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this
generation, and for ever.
12:8 The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly
exalted the sons of men. |
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A
Psalm of David. 12:1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the
faithful fail from among the children of men.
12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips
and with a double heart do they speak.
12:3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that
speaketh proud things:
12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own:
who is lord over us?
12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will
I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at
him.
12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of
earth, purified seven times.
12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this
generation for ever.
12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. |