Psalms 12
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, a Psalm of David
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל-הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.
A plea against flattering lips and deceitful speech
הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהוָה כִּי-גָמַר חָסִיד כִּי-פַסּוּ אֱמוּנִים מִבְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
שָׁוְא׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
יַכְרֵת יְהוָה כָּל-שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקוֹת לָשׁוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
אֲשֶׁר אָֽמְרוּ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָֽנוּ׃
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים מֵאֶנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים עַתָּה אָקוּם יֹאמַר יְהוָה אָשִׁית בְּיֵשַׁע יָפִיחַֽ לֽוֹ׃
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
אִֽמֲרוֹת יְהוָה אֲמָרוֹת טְהֹרוֹת כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּעֲלִיל לָאָרֶץ מְזֻקָּק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
אַתָּֽה-יְהוָה תִּשְׁמְרֵם תִּצְּרֶנּוּ׀ מִן-הַדּוֹר זוּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
סָבִיב רְשָׁעִים יִתְהַלָּכוּן כְּרֻם זֻלּוּת לִבְנֵי אָדָֽם׃
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.