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Psalms 12

Hebrew Names Version HNV

1 <<For the Chief Musician; upon sheminit. A Psalm of David.>> Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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

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

4 Who have said, "With our tongue will we 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 the LORD; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

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

7 You will keep them, LORD, 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.

New International Version NIV

1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

2 Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—

4 those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”

6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.

7 You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,

8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.