Psalms 12
1 Yahweh, help us! [It seems that] people who are loyal to you have all vanished.
To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.
2 Everyone tells lies to other people; they deceive others by (flattering them/saying good things about them that they know are not true).
They speake deceitfully euery one with his neighbour, flattering with their lips, and speake with a double heart.
3 Yahweh, we wish that you would cut off their tongues so that they cannot continue to boast.
The Lord cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:
4 They say, “By telling lies we will get what we want; we control what we say [MTY], so no one can tell us what we should not do!”
Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
5 But Yahweh replies, “I have seen the violent things that they have done to helpless people; and I have heard those people groaning, so I will arise and rescue the people who are wanting me to help them.”
Now for the oppression of the needy, and for the sighes of the poore, I will vp, sayeth the Lord, and will set at libertie him, whom the wicked hath snared.
6 Yahweh, you always do what you have promised to do; what you have promised is [as precious and pure as] silver that has been heated seven times in a furnace [to get rid of all the] impure material.
The wordes of the Lord are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.
7 Wicked people strut around [proudly], and people praise them for doing vile/wicked deeds, but Yahweh, [we know that] you will protect/rescue us from those wicked people.
Thou wilt keepe them, O Lord: thou wilt preserue him from this generation for euer.
The wicked walke on euery side: when they are exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men.
