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. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with
flattering lips and with a doublea heart do they speak.
3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue
that speaketh proudb 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 LORD; I will set him in safety
from him that puffethc at 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. 8 The wicked walk on
every side, when the vilest mend are exalted.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
a double...: Heb. an heart and an heart
b
proud: Heb. great
c
puffeth...: or, would ensnare him
d
men: Heb. of the sons of the men
