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.

HELP, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

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

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

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 oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

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

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

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

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.