King James (Authorized) Version
Psalm 12
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.12
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.3
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?5
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 from him that puffeth at him.6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.7
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.8
Source notes (8)
- Footnote upon…: or, upon the eighth
- Footnote Help: or, Save
- Footnote a double…: Heb. an heart and an heart
- Footnote proud: Heb. great
- Footnote are…: Heb. are with us
- Footnote puffeth…: or, would ensnare him
- Footnote them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc
- Footnote men: Heb. of the sons of the men
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