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Psalms 12
Of David
1 Save us, Yahweh! There are no devout men left, fidelity has vanished from mankind.
2 All they do is lie to one another, flattering lips, talk from a double heart.
3 May Yahweh slice off every flattering lip, each tongue so glib with boasts,
4 those who say, ‘In our tongue lies our strength, our lips have the advantage; who can master us?’
5 ‘For the plundered poor, for the needy who groan, now will I act’ says Yahweh. ‘I will grant them the safety they sigh for.’
6 The words of Yahweh are without alloy, nature’s silver coming from the earth seven times refined.
7 And you, Yahweh, hold us in your keeping, against that breed protect us always.
8 The wicked prowl on every side, baseness stands high among the sons of men.