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

TO THE OVERSEER. ON THE EIGHTH. A PSALM OF DAVID. Save, YHWH, for the saintly has failed, For the steadfast have ceased From the sons 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 each speak vanity with his neighbor, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

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

YHWH cuts off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

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

Who said, “By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; 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

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now I arise, says YHWH, I set in safety [him who] breathes for it.

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

Sayings of YHWH [are] pure sayings—Silver tried in a furnace of earth, refined sevenfold.

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

You, O YHWH, preserve them, You keep us from this generation for all time.

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

The wicked walk around continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!