Psa 12 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; for the eighth; a psalm to David. Deliver me, O lord ! for [ 2 has failed 1 the sacred one]; for [ 3 were lessened 1 the ones 2 in truths] from the sons of men.

Psalms 12

PSALM 12

The LORD Hates Deceit

To the director; for the eighth; a psalm to David.

1 Deliver me, O lord! for [²has failed ¹the sacred one]; for [³were lessened ¹the ones ²in truths] from the sons of men. 2 [³vanity ²spoke ¹Each] to his neighbor. [²lips ¹Deceitful] are in the heart, and by the heart he spoke evils. 3 Let the lord utterly destroy all the [²lips ¹deceitful], and [²tongues ¹lofty speaking]! 4 the ones having said, [²our tongues ¹We will magnify]; our lips [²for ³us ¹are]; who [²our ³lord ¹is]? 5 Because of the misery of the poor, and the moaning of the needy, now I will arise, says the lord, I will establish by deliverance, I will speak openly by him. 6 The oracles of the lord [²oracles ¹are pure]; as silver tried in fire, proved in the earth, being purified seven-fold. 7 You, O lord, shall guard us, and you shall carefully keep us from this generation, and into the eon. 8 [⁴round about ¹The ²impious ³walk]. According to your stature you took great care of the sons of men.