Psalms 12

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 [For the choirmaster On the octachord Psalm Of David] Help, Yahweh! No one loyal is left, the faithfulhave vanished from among the children of Adam.	1 For the leader; "upon the eighth." A psalm of David.
2 Friend tel s lies to friend, and, smooth-tongued, speaks from an insincere heart.	2 Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the human race
3 May Yahweh cut away every smooth lip, every boastful tongue,	3 Those who tell lies to one another speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.
4 those who say, 'In our tongue lies our strength, our lips are our al ies; who can master us?'	4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue,
5 'For the poor who are plundered, the needy who groan, now wil I act,' says Yahweh, 'I wil grantsalvation to those who sigh for it.'	5 Those who say, "By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?"
6 Yahweh's promises are promises unal oyed, natural silver which comes from the earth seven timesrefined.	6 "Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will grant safety to whoever longs for it."
7 You, Yahweh, wil watch over them, you will protect them from that brood for ever.	7 The promises of the LORD are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.
8 The wicked wil scatter in every direction, as the height of depravity among the children of Adam.	8 LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this generation.
	9 On every side the wicked strut; the shameless are extolled by all.