Psalms 12
Chapter 12 of 150
1 Prayer Against Evil Tongues. For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
2 Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
3 They tell lies to one another, speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.
4 May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue,
5 Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”
6 “Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”
7 The promises of the Lord are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.
8 You, O Lord, protect us always; preserve us from this generation.
9 On every side the wicked roam; the shameless are extolled by the children of men.