RSV Psalms 12 Chapter
12:1
To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD;for there is no longer any that is godly;for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
12:2
Every one utters lies to his neighbor;with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
12:3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
12:4
those who say, 'With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us;who is our master?'
12:5
'Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise,' says the LORD;'I will place him in the safety for which he longs.'
12:6
The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
12:7
Do thou, O LORD, protect us, guard us ever from this generation.
12:8
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.