Psalms 12

1 “To the chief musician upon Sheminith, a psalm of David.” Help, O Lord; for the pious have ceased to be; for the truthful have failed from among the children of men.

To the choirmaster on the sheminith a psalm of David. Save! O Yahweh for he has come to an end [the] faithful for they have vanished faithful [people] from [the] children of humankind.

2 Deceptively do they speak every one with his neighbor, with flattering lips, with a double heart do they speak.

Falsehood - they speak each with neighbor his a lip of flatteri with a heart and a heart they speak.

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh boastful things:

May he cut off Yahweh all [the] lips of flatteri a tongue [which] speaks great [things].

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we be mighty; our lips are with us; who is Lord over us!

Which they say - tongues our we will make strong lips our [are] with us who? [is] master of us.

5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord: I will grant safety to him for whom the other layeth a snare.

From [the] devastation of afflicted [people] from [the] groaning of needy [people] now I will arise he says Yahweh I will set in [the] safety [one who] he pants for it.

6 The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver refined in the crucible of earth, purified seven times.

[the] words of Yahweh [are] words pure silver refined in a crucible of the earth purified sevenfold.

7 Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve them; thou wilt guard them from this generation for ever.

You O Yahweh you will keep them you will guard him - from the generation this for ever.

8 On every side do the wicked walk about, when the vile are exalted over the sons of man.

All around wicked [people] they walk about! when is exalted vileness by [the] children of humankind.