Psalms 12

1 Help, Jehovah, for the holy man ceases, for the faithful fail from among the sons of men.

To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.

2 They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor. With flattering lip, and with a double heart, they speak.

They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.

3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks great things,

The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:

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

Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?

5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says Jehovah. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.

Now for the oppression of the needy, and for the sighes of the poore, I will vp, sayeth the Lord, and will set at libertie him, whom the wicked hath snared.

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

The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.

7 Thou will keep them, O Jehovah. Thou will preserve them from this generation forever.

Thou wilt keepe them, O Lord: thou wilt preserue him from this generation for euer.

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

The wicked walke on euery side: when they are exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men.