Psalms 12 WEB

¹ Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

² Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,

⁴ Who have said, 'With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?'

⁵ 'Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,' says Yahweh; 'I will set him in safety from those who malign him.'

⁶ The words of Yahweh are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

⁷ You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever.

⁸ The wicked walk on every side, When what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.