Psalms 12

1Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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

2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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

3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

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

4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: 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?

5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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.

6The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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

7Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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

8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

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