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Psalm 12 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A psalm of David.

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Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains;

the loyal have disappeared from the human race.[fn]

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They lie to one another;

they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.

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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips

and the tongue that speaks boastfully.

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They say, “Through our tongues we have power;

our lips are our own ​— ​who can be our master? ”

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“Because of the devastation of the needy

and the groaning of the poor,

I will now rise up,” says the LORD.

“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”

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The words of the LORD are pure words,

like silver refined in an earthen furnace,

purified seven times.

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You, LORD, will guard us;[fn]

you will protect us[fn] from this generation forever.

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The wicked prowl[fn] all around,

and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

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Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8
Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
Lit walk about
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Psalm Chapter 12 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Open New Arabic Version Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras