Psalmorum 12

1 In finem, pro octava. Psalmus David. [Salvum me fac, Domine, quoniam defecit sanctus, quoniam diminutæ sunt veritates a filiis hominum.

To the choirmaster on the sheminith a psalm of David. Save! O Yahweh for he has come to an end [the] faithful for they have vanished faithful [people] from [the] children of humankind.

2 Vana locuti sunt unusquisque ad proximum suum; labia dolosa, in corde et corde locuti sunt.

Falsehood - they speak each with neighbor his a lip of flatteri with a heart and a heart they speak.

3 Disperdat Dominus universa labia dolosa, et linguam magniloquam.

May he cut off Yahweh all [the] lips of flatteri a tongue [which] speaks great [things].

4 Qui dixerunt: Linguam nostram magnificabimus; labia nostra a nobis sunt. Quis noster dominus est?

Which they say - tongues our we will make strong lips our [are] with us who? [is] master of us.

5 Propter miseriam inopum, et gemitum pauperum, nunc exsurgam, dicit Dominus. Ponam in salutari; fiducialiter agam in eo.

From [the] devastation of afflicted [people] from [the] groaning of needy [people] now I will arise he says Yahweh I will set in [the] safety [one who] he pants for it.

6 Eloquia Domini, eloquia casta; argentum igne examinatum, probatum terræ, purgatum septuplum.

[the] words of Yahweh [are] words pure silver refined in a crucible of the earth purified sevenfold.

7 Tu, Domine, servabis nos, et custodies nos a generatione hac in æternum.

You O Yahweh you will keep them you will guard him - from the generation this for ever.

8 In circuitu impii ambulant: secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum.]

All around wicked [people] they walk about! when is exalted vileness by [the] children of humankind.