Parallel Bible results for "psalms 12"

Psalm 12

English Standard Version ESV

1 Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.

2 Everyone 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 master over us? ”

5 “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise, ” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs. ”

6 The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.

7 You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.

8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Quick, God, I need your helping hand! The last decent person just went down, All the friends I depended on gone.

2 Everyone talks in lie language; Lies slide off their oily lips. They doubletalk with forked tongues.

3 Slice their lips off their faces! Pull The braggart tongues from their mouths!

4 I'm tired of hearing, "We can talk anyone into anything! Our lips manage the world."

5 Into the hovels of the poor, Into the dark streets where the homeless groan, God speaks: "I've had enough; I'm on my way To heal the ache in the heart of the wretched."

6 God's words are pure words, Pure silver words refined seven times In the fires of his word-kiln, Pure on earth as well as in heaven.

7 God, keep us safe from their lies, From the wicked who stalk us with lies,

8 From the wicked who collect honors For their wonderful lies.