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Psalm 12 (King James Version)

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

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

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

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

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

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.f

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

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

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

Footnotes

  1. 12:1upon…: or, upon the eighth
  2. 12:1Help: or, Save
  3. 12:2a double…: Heb. an heart and an heart
  4. 12:3proud: Heb. great
  5. 12:4are…: Heb. are with us
  6. 12:5puffeth…: or, would ensnare him
  7. 12:7them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc
  8. 12:8men: Heb. of the sons of the men

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