Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
Psalms 12 : 2 (NLT)
Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
Psalms 12 : 3 (NLT)
May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
Psalms 12 : 4 (NLT)
They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own-- who can stop us?"
Psalms 12 : 5 (NLT)
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."
Psalms 12 : 6 (NLT)
The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.
Psalms 12 : 7 (NLT)
Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,
Psalms 12 : 8 (NLT)
even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land. For the choir director: A psalm of David.