Psalms 12

1 For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

to/for to conduct upon [the] Sheminith melody to/for David to save [emph?] LORD for to cease pious for to disappear faithful from son: child man

2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

vanity: false to speak: speak man: anyone with neighbor his lips smoothness in/on/with heart and heart to speak: speak

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

to cut: eliminate LORD all lips smoothness tongue to speak: speak great: large

4 They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

which to say to/for tongue our to prevail lips our with us who? lord to/for us

5 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

from violence afflicted from groaning needy now to arise: rise to say LORD to set: put in/on/with salvation to breathe to/for him

6 The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

word LORD word pure silver: money to refine in/on/with furnace to/for land: soil to refine sevenfold

7 You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

you(m. s.) LORD to keep: guard them to watch him from [the] generation this to/for forever: enduring

8 The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

around: side wicked to go: walk [emph?] like/as to exalt vileness to/for son: child man