Psalms 12

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

TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. Save, YHWH, for the saintly has failed, For the steadfast have ceased From the sons of men:

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

They each speak vanity with his neighbor, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

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

YHWH cuts off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

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

Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?”

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.

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now I arise, says YHWH, I set in safety [him who] breathes for it.

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

Sayings of YHWH [are] pure sayings—Silver tried in a furnace of earth, refined sevenfold.

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

You, O YHWH, preserve them, You keep us from this generation for all time.

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

The wicked walk around continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!