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

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

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

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

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

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 we will 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.

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

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

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

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

You, Jehovah, will protect us. You will guard us from this generation forever.

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

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