NASB — Psalms 12 — KJV

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

  1 Help°, LORD°, for athe godly° man° ceases° to be,
  For the faithful° disappear° from among the sons° of men°.
  2 They aspeak° Ifalsehood° to one° another°;
  With bflattering° IIlips° and with a double° heart° they speak°.
  3 May the LORD° cut° off° all° flattering° lips°,
  The tongue° that aspeaks° great° things°;
  4 Who° ahave said°, “With our tongue° we will prevail°;
  Our lips° are Iour own; who° is lord° over us?”
  5 “Because° of the adevastation° of the afflicted°, because° of the groaning° of the needy°,
  Now° bI will arise°,” says° the LORD°; “I will cset° him in the safety° for which he longs°.”

[1] Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith) aIs 57:1; Mi 7:2
[2] IOr emptiness IILit lip aPs 10:7; 41:6 bPs 28:3; 55:21; Jr 9:8; Ro 16:18
[3] aDn 7:8; Rv 13:5
[4] ILit with us aPs 73:8, 9
[5] aPs 9:9; 10:18 bIs 33:10 cPs 34:6; 35:10

  6 ¶ The awords° of the LORD° are pure° words°;
  As silver° btried° in a furnace° on the earth°, refined° seven° times°.
  7 You, O LORD°, will keep° them;
  You will apreserve° him from this° generation° forever°.
  8 The awicked° strut° about on every° side°
  When Ibvileness° is exalted° among the sons° of men°.

[6] a2S 22:31; Ps 18:30; 19:8, 10; 119:140 bPv 30:5
[7] aPs 37:28; 97:10
[8] IOr worthlessness aPs 55:10, 11 bIs 32:5


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David, destitute of human comfort, craveth help from God.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musicianºª upon² Sheminith,º A Psalmº of David.]]º Help,ºª LORD;º for² the godly manº ceaseth;ºª for² the faithfulºª failºª from among the childrenº² of men.º 2 They speakºª vanityº every oneº with² his neighbour:º [with] flatteringº lipsº [and] with a double¹ heartº do they speak.ºª

[1] Gn 6:12; Ps 3:7; 6:4; 54:1; Pv 20:6; Is 1:9, 21; 57:1; 59:4, 13; 63:5; Jr 5:1; Mi 7:1; Mt 8:25; 14:30; 24:12.
[2] 1Ch 12:33; Ps 5:9; 10:7; 28:3; 36:3; 38:12; 41:6; 52:1; 59:12; 62:4; 144:8, 11; Pv 20:19; 29:5; Jr 9:2, 8; Ezk 12:24; Ro 16:18; 1Th 2:5; Jm 1:8.

He comforteth himself with God's judgments on the wicked, and confidence in God's tried promises.

3 The LORDº shall cut offºª all² flatteringº lips,º [and] the tongueº that speakethºª proud¹ things:² 4 Who² have said,ºª With our tongueº will we prevail;ºª our lipsº [are] our own: who² [is] lordº over us? 5 For the oppressionº² of the poor,º for the sighingº² of the needy,º now² will I arise,ºª saithºª the LORD;º I will setºª [him] in safetyº [from him that] puffethºª at him. 6 The wordsº of the LORDº [are] pureº words:º [as] silverº triedºª in a furnaceº of earth,º purifiedºª seven² times.¹ 7 Thou² shalt keepºª them, O LORD,º thou shalt preserveºª them from² thisº generationº for ever.º 8 The wickedº walkºª on every side,º when the vilestº menº¹ are exalted.ºª

[3] Ex 15:9; 1S 2:3; 17:43; 2K 19:23; Jb 32:22; Ps 17:10; 73:8; Pv 18:21; Is 10:10; Ezk 28:2, 9; 29:3; Dn 4:30; 7:8, 25; Mal 3:13; 2P 2:18; Jde 1:16; Rv 13:5.
[4] Gn 3:5; Ex 5:2; Jb 21:14; Jr 2:31; 18:18; Dn 3:15; 2Th 2:4; Jm 3:5.
[5] Ex 2:23; 3:7; Jg 10:16; Jb 5:15, 21; Ps 10:5, 12; 74:21; 79:10; 146:7; Pv 14:31; 22:22; Ec 4:1; 5:8; Is 19:20; 33:10; Ezk 18:12, 18; Mi 7:8; Jm 5:4.
[6] 2S 22:31; Ps 18:30; 19:8; 66:10; 119:140; Pv 30:5.
[7] Dt 33:3; 1S 2:9; Ps 10:18; 16:1; 37:28, 40; 121:8; 145:20; Is 27:3; Mt 3:7; 1P 1:5; Jde 1:1.
[8] Jg 9:18; 1S 18:17; Es 3:6; Jb 30:8; Pv 29:12; Is 32:4; Dn 11:21; Ho 5:11; Mi 6:16; Mk 14:63.


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