PSALM 12

Plea for Help in Evil Times

Psalm 12:1 Help, LORD; for there is no longer any one that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

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

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

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

Psalm 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.”

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

Psalm 12:7 Do, O LORD, protect us, guard us for ever from this generation.

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