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Psalm 12 - New International Version, 2011 bible

Psalm 12

¹For the director of music. According to sheminith. [20] A psalm of David. [1] Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

²Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

³May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue —

⁴those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us — who is lord over us?”

⁵“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”

⁶And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold [21] refined seven times.

⁷You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,

⁸who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.