Psalmorum 12

1 in finem pro octava psalmus David salvum me fac Domine quoniam defecit sanctus quoniam deminutae sunt veritates a filiis hominum

For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.

2 vana locuti sunt unusquisque ad proximum suum labia dolosa in corde et corde locuti sunt

Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.

3 disperdat Dominus universa labia dolosa linguam magniloquam

Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:

4 qui dixerunt linguam nostram magnificabimus labia nostra a nobis sunt quis noster dominus est

who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?

5 propter miseriam inopum et gemitum pauperum nunc exsurgam dicit Dominus ponam in salutari fiducialiter agam in eo

Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set [them] in safety; I will speak [to them] thereof openly.

6 eloquia Domini eloquia casta argentum igne examinatum probatum terrae purgatum septuplum

The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved [in] a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7 tu Domine servabis nos et custodies nos a generatione hac et in aeternum

Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever.

8 in circuitu impii ambulant secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum

The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly exalted the sons of men.