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; on the sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, Lord, for the good are all gone, faithful people have vanished.

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

One lies to another, speaking empty lies, with flattering lips and false hearts they speak.

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

May the Lord cut off all the flattering lips, and the tongue that utters arrogance,

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

they declare, ‘Our tongue is our strength, our allies our lips: 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.

‘The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; so now I will act,’ the Lord declares ‘And place them in the safety they long for.’

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

The words of the Lord are words that are pure, silver smelted, seven times refined.

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

You will keep us, Lord, and guard us from this generation forever,

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

in a world where the wicked prowl, and worthless people exalted.