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Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(A) A psalm of David.

12 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.[a](B)
They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.(C)
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8