Psalms 12

1 For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from amongst the children of men.

【求免於是非】 達味詩歌，交與樂官，八度低音。 主，求你拯救，因為熱心者已缺少，忠誠的人在人間也已絕跡不見了。

2 Everyone lies to his neighbour. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

人們彼此言談虛偽，嘴唇圓滑，口是心非，

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

願上主將一切欺詐的口唇除去。把大言不慚的舌頭剪除!

4 who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

他們揚言說：「我們以口以舌取勝；有口有唇護衛我們，誰能作我們的主人？」

5 “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

「為了貧苦者的委屈，為了窮困者的歎息，我要立刻站起──上主說：將渴望救援的人救起。

6 The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

上主的聖言是真誠的聖言，如同純銀經過七次的鍛鍊。

7 You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

上主，懇求你護祐我們，由這一代常拯救我們。

8 The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted amongst the sons of men.

惡人在四周往來追蹤，實如令人生厭的毒蟲。