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Psalm 12

New Revised Standard NRS

1 Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.

2 They utter lies to each other; 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 tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?"

5 "Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up," says the Lord; "I will place them in the safety for which they long."

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

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

8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among humankind.

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.