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Psalm 12 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 12:1

Psa 12:1To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

Psa 12:2

Psa 12:2Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Psa 12:3

Psa 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

Psa 12:4

Psa 12:4those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is our master?"

Psa 12:5

Psa 12:5"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

Psa 12:6

Psa 12:6The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.

Psa 12:7

Psa 12:7Do thou, O LORD, protect us, guard us ever from this generation.

Psa 12:8

Psa 12:8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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