Read Psalms 12

World English Bible · 8 verses

1. ¹ For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Yahweh’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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