Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

1 Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!

2 Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.

3 May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.

4 They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own-- who can stop us?"

Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

5 The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do."

6 The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.

7 Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,

Psalms Chapter[BR] 12

8 even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land. For the choir director: A psalm of David.