Psalms 12

1Unto the end, a psalm for David. How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me unto the end? how long dost thou turn away thy face from me?

1 Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.

1 Save, Jehovah, for thegodly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.

2How long shall I take counsels in my soul, sorrow in my heart all the day?

2Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.

3How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

4Consider, and hear me, O Lord, my God. Enlighten my eyes, that I never sleep in death:

4They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?

5Lest at any time my enemy say: I have prevailed against him. They that trouble me, will rejoice when I am moved:

5Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

5 Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.

6But I have trusted in thy mercy. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation: I will sing to the Lord, who giveth me good things: yea, I will sing to the name of the Lord, the most high.

6The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.

6 The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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7You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever.

7 Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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8The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.

8 The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.