Opening the chapter…
(12-1) For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. (12-2) Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
(12-3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
(12-4) May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!
(12-5) Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'
(12-6) 'For the oppression 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.'
(12-7) The words of the LORD are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
(12-8) Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
(12-9) The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Source
JPS TaNaKH 1917. Public domain. Source: eBible.org (engjps). Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.
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