Psalms 12

1 to/for to conduct upon [the] Sheminith melody to/for David to save [emph?] LORD for to cease pious for to disappear faithful from son: child man

For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 vanity: false to speak: speak man: anyone with neighbor his lips smoothness in/on/with heart and heart to speak: speak

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

3 to cut: eliminate LORD all lips smoothness tongue to speak: speak great: large

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

4 which to say to/for tongue our to prevail lips our with us who? lord to/for us

Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

5 from violence afflicted from groaning needy now to arise: rise to say LORD to set: put in/on/with salvation to breathe to/for him

'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 at whom they puff.'

6 word LORD word pure silver: money to refine in/on/with furnace to/for land: soil to refine sevenfold

The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.

7 you(m. s.) LORD to keep: guard them to watch him from [the] generation this to/for forever: enduring

Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.

8 around: side wicked to go: walk [emph?] like/as to exalt vileness to/for son: child man

The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.