Psalm 12
The full text of Psalm 12 in the Trinity Bible Version — clear modern English, translated from the original Hebrew. Free to read.
For the choirmaster. On the Sheminith. A psalm of David.
1 Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;
for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
the tongue that makes great boasts,
4 those who say, 'With our tongue we will prevail;
our lips are with us—who is master over us?'
5 "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
I will now arise," says the LORD;
"I will place him in the safety for which he longs."
6 The words of the LORD are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
7 You, O LORD, will keep them;
you will guard us from this generation forever.
8 On every side the wicked prowl,
as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
Translation notes (2)
- Psalm 12:6a The Hebrew phrase ba'alil la'arets literally means "in a crucible to/of the earth"; its meaning is debated.
- Psalm 12:7a The word "them" in this verse may refer to the words mentioned in verse 6 or to the afflicted people mentioned in verse 5.
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