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 leader of the music; to the octave. A psalm of David.” Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; The faithful are failing among men.

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

They speak falsehood one to another; With flattering lips, with a double heart, do they speak.

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

May the LORD destroy all flattering lips, And the tongue which speaketh proud things!

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

Who say, “With our tongues will we prevail; Our lips are our reliance; 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 and the sighing of the wretched, Now will I stand up, saith the LORD; I will set in safety him whom they puff at.

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; Like silver purified in a furnace on the earth, Seven times refined.

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

Thou, O LORD! will watch over them; Thou wilt 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 of men are exalted.