Psalm 12 12 Psalms Book 1 Darby Translation The Godly Are No More 1 DBY To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
2 DBY They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. BSB BSB: They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3 DBY Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, BSB BSB: May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
4 DBY Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us? BSB BSB: They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
5 DBY Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff. BSB BSB: “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
6 DBY The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times. BSB BSB: The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
7 DBY Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever. BSB BSB: You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
8 DBY The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men. BSB BSB: The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
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