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Psalm 12
Salvum me fac
1
Help me, LORD , for there is no godly one left;
the faithful have vanished from among us.
2
Everyone speaks falsely with his neighbor;
with a smooth tongue they speak from a double heart.
3
Oh, that the LORD would cut off all smooth tongues,
and close the lips that utter proud boasts!
4
Those who say, "With our tongue will we prevail;
our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"
5
"Because the needy are oppressed, and the poor cry out in misery,
I will rise up," says the LORD , "and give them the help they long for."
6
The words of the LORD are pure words,
like silver refined from ore and purified seven times in the fire.
7
O LORD , watch over us
and save us from this generation for ever.
8
The wicked prowl on every side,
and that which is worthless is highly prized by everyone.