Psalm 12

1 Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. ^{b12:1 Lit. from among the children of men}ISV — Psalm 12:1

2 Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. ^{c12:2 Lit. with slippery lips and a double heart}ISV — Psalm 12:2

3 The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things,ISV — Psalm 12:3

4 those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master ^{d12:4 Or lord} over us?”ISV — Psalm 12:4

5 “Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise,” says the LORD, “I will establish in safety those who yearn for it.”ISV — Psalm 12:5

6 The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.ISV — Psalm 12:6

7 You, LORD, will keep them ^{e12:7 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs 11QPs; LXX reads us} safe, you will guard them ^{f12:7 So MT DSS 5/6HevPs 11QPs; LXX reads us} from this generation forever.ISV — Psalm 12:7

8 The wicked, however, ^{g12:8 The Heb. lacks however} keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. ^{h12:8 Lit. of children of men}ISV — Psalm 12:8