Psalms 12

1 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

【求免於是非】 達味詩歌，交與樂官，八度低音。 主，求你拯救，因為熱心者已缺少，忠誠的人在人間也已絕跡不見了。

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.

人們彼此言談虛偽，嘴唇圓滑，口是心非，

3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things:

願上主將一切欺詐的口唇除去。把大言不慚的舌頭剪除!

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?

他們揚言說：「我們以口以舌取勝；有口有唇護衛我們，誰能作我們的主人？」

5 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 [from him that] puffeth at him.

「為了貧苦者的委屈，為了窮困者的歎息，我要立刻站起──上主說：將渴望救援的人救起。

6 The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

上主的聖言是真誠的聖言，如同純銀經過七次的鍛鍊。

7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

上主，懇求你護祐我們，由這一代常拯救我們。

8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

惡人在四周往來追蹤，實如令人生厭的毒蟲。