Psalm 12 (Revised Standard Version)
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1
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
2
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
4
those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is our master?"
5
"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."
6
The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
7
Do thou, O LORD, protect us, guard us ever from this generation.
8
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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