Psalms 12

1 To the choirmaster on the sheminith a psalm of David. Save! O Yahweh for he has come to an end [the] faithful for they have vanished faithful [people] from [the] children of humankind.

To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.

2 Falsehood - they speak each with neighbor his a lip of flatteri with a heart and a heart they speak.

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.

3 May he cut off Yahweh all [the] lips of flatteri a tongue [which] speaks great [things].

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

4 Which they say - tongues our we will make strong lips our [are] with us who? [is] master of us.

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?

5 From [the] devastation of afflicted [people] from [the] groaning of needy [people] now I will arise he says Yahweh I will set in [the] safety [one who] he pants for it.

Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.

6 [the] words of Yahweh [are] words pure silver refined in a crucible of the earth purified sevenfold.

The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7 You O Yahweh you will keep them you will guard him - from the generation this for ever.

Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8 All around wicked [people] they walk about! when is exalted vileness by [the] children of humankind.

The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.