< Psalm 12 >

1 [Psalm lal David] O LEUM GOD, kasrekut! Wangin sie mwet wo lula, Ac mwet suwoswos tia ku in sifilpa koneyukyak.
For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
2 Mwet nukewa kikiap nu sin sie sin sie; Elos kiapu sie sin sie ke kaskas in aklukuk.
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3 O LEUM GOD, kutongya loh ma kaskas in aklukuk inge, Ac kaliya oalin mwet filang su fahk mu,
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
4 “Ke kas na lasr kut eis ma kut lungse. Kut ac fahk na ma kut lungse fahk, Ac wangin mwet ku in kutongkuti.”
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
5 LEUM GOD El fahk, “Inge nga ac fah tuyak, Ke sripen mwet enenu elos akkeokyeyuk, Ac mwet kalyeiyuk elos keoklana. Nga ac sang molela nu selos oana elos kena kac.”
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
6 Wulela lun LEUM GOD nasnas ac fal in lulalfongiyuk; Wulela lal nasnas oana silver Ma liklikiyuki pacl itkosr ke funyu in aknasnas.
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
7 LEUM GOD, kom fah karinginkutme; Kom fah liyekutyang liki kain mwet inge.
You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
8 Mwet koluk uh oasr yen nukewa Ac mwet nukewa kaksakinna ma koluk uh.
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

< Psalm 12 >