Psalms 12

1 For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.

Untuk pemimpin kor. Menurut lagu yang kedelapan. Mazmur Daud. Tolonglah kami, ya TUHAN, sebab tidak ada lagi orang yang baik, orang yang setia kepada-Mu sudah lenyap.

2 Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbor: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.

Mereka semua saling membohongi, saling menipu dengan kata-kata yang manis.

3 Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:

Hentikanlah kata-kata yang merayu itu, TUHAN, bungkamkan orang-orang bermulut besar,

4 who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?

yang berkata, "Kami berkuasa dengan lidah kami! Apa saja dapat kami katakan, dan tak ada yang bisa menghalangi!"

5 Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the Lord, I will set [them] in safety; I will speak [to them] thereof openly.

Kata TUHAN, "Orang miskin ditindas dan orang sengsara mengaduh. Maka sekarang juga Aku datang memberi ketentraman yang mereka rindukan."

6 The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved [in] a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Janji TUHAN teguh dan dapat diandalkan, seperti perak murni yang diuji di dalam api.

7 You, O Lord, shall keep us, and shall preserve us, from this generation, and for ever.

Orang jahat berkeliaran di mana-mana, kejahatan disanjung oleh setiap orang. Tetapi Engkau melindungi kami, ya TUHAN, jagalah kami terhadap orang-orang jahat itu.

8 The ungodly walk around: according to your greatness you has greatly exalted the sons of men.