Psalms 12

1 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.

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

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

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

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

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

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

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

5 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.

“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

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

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

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

You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

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

The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.