Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

1 *For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

4 They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own-- who can be our master?"

5 "Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the LORD. "I will put in a safe place the one who longs for it."

6 The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.

Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

7 You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever.

8 The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.