Psa 12 | NASB2020 | STEP | For the music director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help , Lord , for the godly person has come to an end , For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind .

Psalms 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the music director; ^{▼▼Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)}upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for ^bthe godly person has come to an end,
For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.
2 They ^cspeak ^{▼▼Lit worthless speech}lies to one another;
They speak with ^{▼▼Lit a smooth lip
,} ^fflattering lips and a double heart.
3 May the Lord cut off all ^{▼▼Lit a smooth lip}flattering lips,
The tongue that ^hspeaks great things;
4 Who ⁱhave said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are ^{▼▼Lit with us}our own; who is lord over us?”
5 “Because of the ^kdevastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now ^lI will arise,” says the Lord; “I will ^mput him in the safety for which he longs.”

6 The ⁿwords of the Lord are pure words;
Like silver ^orefined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times.
7 You, Lord, will keep them;
You will ^pprotect him from this generation forever.
8 The ^qwicked strut about on every side
When ^{▼▼Or worthlessness
,} ^svileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.

Psalms 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the music director; ▼▼Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

For the music director; ^{▼▼Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)}upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.