Psalms 12

1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children 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 speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

人人向邻舍说谎； 他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。

3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things:

凡油滑的嘴唇和夸大的舌头， 耶和华必要剪除。

4 Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail; 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 For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff.

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 The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times.

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 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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 on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

下流人在世人中升高， 就有恶人到处游行。