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:

大卫的诗，交与伶长。调用第八。 耶和华啊，求你帮助，因虔诚人断绝了； 世人中间的忠信人没有了。

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

人人向邻舍说谎； 他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。

3 YHWH cuts off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

凡油滑的嘴唇和夸大的舌头， 耶和华必要剪除。

4 Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?”

他们曾说：我们必能以舌头得胜； 我们的嘴唇是我们自己的， 谁能作我们的主呢？

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.

耶和华说：因为困苦人的冤屈 和贫穷人的叹息， 我现在要起来， 把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。

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

耶和华的言语是纯净的言语， 如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。

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

耶和华啊，你必保护他们； 你必保佑他们永远脱离这世代的人。

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

下流人在世人中升高， 就有恶人到处游行。