Psa 12 | KJV | STEP | To the chief Musician upon Sheminith , A Psalm of David . Help , Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth ; for the faithful fail from among the children of men .

Psalms 12

PSALM 12.

To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. ^{▼▼ upon…: or, upon the eighth
,} ^{▼▼ Help: or, Save} 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. ^{▼▼ a double…: Heb. an heart and an heart} 3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: ^{▼▼ proud: Heb. great} 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? ^{▼▼ are…: Heb. are with us} 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. ^{▼▼ puffeth…: or, would ensnare him} 6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. ^{▼▼ them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc} 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. ^{▼▼ men: Heb. of the sons of the men}