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Psalm 12
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Psalm 12

Plea for Help in Evil Times

To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly;
    the faithful have disappeared from humankind.(A)
2 They utter lies to each other;
    with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.(B)

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
    the tongue that makes great boasts,(C)
4 those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail;
    our lips are our own—who is our master?”

5 “Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan,
    I will now rise up,” says the Lord;
    “I will place them in the safety for which they long.”(D)
6 The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
    silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.(E)

7 You, O Lord, will protect us;
    you will guard us from this generation forever.(F)
8 On every side the wicked prowl,
    as vileness is exalted among humankind.(G)

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