Psalmorum 12

1 in finem pro octava psalmus David salvum me fac Domine quoniam defecit sanctus quoniam deminutae 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 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 terrae 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 et in aeternum

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.