Psalms 12

1 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.

【求免於是非】 達味詩歌，交與樂官，八度低音。 主，求你拯救，因為熱心者已缺少，忠誠的人在人間也已絕跡不見了。

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

人們彼此言談虛偽，嘴唇圓滑，口是心非，

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

願上主將一切欺詐的口唇除去。把大言不慚的舌頭剪除!

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

他們揚言說：「我們以口以舌取勝；有口有唇護衛我們，誰能作我們的主人？」

5 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.

「為了貧苦者的委屈，為了窮困者的歎息，我要立刻站起──上主說：將渴望救援的人救起。

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

上主的聖言是真誠的聖言，如同純銀經過七次的鍛鍊。

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

上主，懇求你護祐我們，由這一代常拯救我們。

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

惡人在四周往來追蹤，實如令人生厭的毒蟲。