Psalms 12

1 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:

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

人們彼此言談虛偽，嘴唇圓滑，口是心非，

3 YHWH cuts off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great 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 Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?”

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 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.

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

上主的聖言是真誠的聖言，如同純銀經過七次的鍛鍊。

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

上主，懇求你護祐我們，由這一代常拯救我們。

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

惡人在四周往來追蹤，實如令人生厭的毒蟲。