Psalms 12
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For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. + 12:1 Sheminith is probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21|1CH 15:21 and Psalm 6:1. A Psalm of David.

The Godly Are No More

1Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.+ 2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.+ 3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;+ 4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?+ 5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.+ 6The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.+ 7Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.+ 8The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.+

American Standard Version

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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