Psalm 12

God, help us! It seems that people who are loyal to you have all vanished.

Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by ◄flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true►.

God, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.

They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want; we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!”

But God replies, “I have seen the violent things that they have done to helpless people; and I have heard those people groaning, so I will arise and rescue the people who are wanting me to help them.”

God, you always do what you have promised to do; what you have promised is as precious and pure as silver that has been heated seven times in a furnace to get rid of all the impure material.

Wicked people strut around proudly, and people praise them for doing vile/wicked deeds, but God, we know that you will protect/rescue us from those wicked people.