PSALMS
PSALM 12
David decries flattering lips and proud tongues—He says: The words of the Lord are pure words.
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
1 H
ELP, L
ORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour:
with flattering lips
and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The L
ORD shall cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips
are our own: who
is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the L
ORD; I will set
him in safety
from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the L
ORD are pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O L
ORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.