诗篇 12

1 大卫的诗，交与伶长。调用第八。 耶和华啊，求你帮助，因虔诚人断绝了； 世人中间的忠信人没有了。

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

2 人人向邻舍说谎； 他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

3 凡油滑的嘴唇和夸大的舌头， 耶和华必要剪除。

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

4 他们曾说：我们必能以舌头得胜； 我们的嘴唇是我们自己的， 谁能作我们的主呢？

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

5 耶和华说：因为困苦人的冤屈 和贫穷人的叹息， 我现在要起来， 把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。

“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

6 耶和华的言语是纯净的言语， 如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。

The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

7 耶和华啊，你必保护他们； 你必保佑他们永远脱离这世代的人。

You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

8 下流人在世人中升高， 就有恶人到处游行。

The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.