Psalms 12

1 For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from amongst the children of men.

大卫的诗，交与伶长。调用第八。 耶和华啊，求你帮助，因虔诚人断绝了； 世人中间的忠信人没有了。

2 Everyone lies to his neighbour. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

人人向邻舍说谎； 他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

凡油滑的嘴唇和夸大的舌头， 耶和华必要剪除。

4 who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

他们曾说：我们必能以舌头得胜； 我们的嘴唇是我们自己的， 谁能作我们的主呢？

5 “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

耶和华说：因为困苦人的冤屈 和贫穷人的叹息， 我现在要起来， 把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。

6 The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

耶和华的言语是纯净的言语， 如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。

7 You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

耶和华啊，你必保护他们； 你必保佑他们永远脱离这世代的人。

8 The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted amongst the sons of men.

下流人在世人中升高， 就有恶人到处游行。