Psalms 12

1 [For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.] Help, LORD; for the faithful ceases. For the loyal have vanished from among the descendants of Adam.

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 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

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

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

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

4 who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"

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

5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place in safety the one who longs for it."

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

6 The words of the LORD are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

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

7 You, LORD, will protect us. You will guard us from this generation forever.

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 wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the descendants of Adam.