Salmos 12

1 Salva-nos, Senhor, porque faltam os homens bons; porque são poucos os fieis entre os filhos dos homens.

Yahweh, help us! [It seems that] people who are loyal to you have all vanished.

2 Cada um falla a falsidade ao seu proximo: fallam com labios lisongeiros e coração dobrado.

Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by (flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true).

3 O Senhor cortará todos os labios lisongeiros e a lingua que falla soberbamente.

Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.

4 Pois dizem: Com a nossa lingua prevaleceremos: são nossos os beiços; quem é o Senhor sobre nós?

They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want; we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!”

5 Pela oppressão dos miseraveis, pelo gemido dos necessitados me levantarei agora, diz o Senhor; porei em salvo aquelle para quem elles assopram.

But Yahweh replies, “I have seen the violent things that they have done to helpless people; and I have heard those people groaning, so I will arise and rescue the people who are wanting me to help them.”

6 As palavras do Senhor são palavras puras, como prata refinada em fornalha de barro, purificada sete vezes.

Yahweh, you always do what you have promised to do; what you have promised is [as precious and pure as] silver that has been heated seven times in a furnace [to get rid of all the] impure material.

7 Tu os guardarás, Senhor; d'esta geração os livrarás para sempre.

Wicked people strut around [proudly], and people praise them for doing vile/wicked deeds, but Yahweh, [we know that] you will protect/rescue us from those wicked people.

8 Os impios andam cercando, emquanto os mais vis dos filhos dos homens são exaltados.