Psalm 12 12 Psalms Book 1 Revised Version The Godly Are No More 1 RV For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail 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 RV They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. BSB BSB: They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3 RV The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh great things: BSB BSB: May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
4 RV 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 RV For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; 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 RV The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times. BSB BSB: The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
7 RV Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. BSB BSB: You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
8 RV The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men. BSB BSB: The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
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