Help, LORD, for the godly are no more;
the faithful have vanished from among men.
Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.
May THE LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips--who is our master?"
"Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says THE LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."
And the words of THE LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.
O LORD, YOU will keep us safe
and protect us from such people forever.
The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.
The Book of Psalms: Psalm 12
the faithful have vanished from among men.
Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.
May THE LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips--who is our master?"
"Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says THE LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."
And the words of THE LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.
O LORD, YOU will keep us safe
and protect us from such people forever.
The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.
The Book of Psalms: Psalm 12
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