Psalms 12

NEW JERUSALEM	VULGATA
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 In finem. Psalmus David. Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me in finem ? usquequo avertis faciem tuam a me ?
2 Friend tel s lies to friend, and, smooth-tongued, speaks from an insincere heart.	2 quamdiu ponam consilia in anima mea ; dolorem in corde meo per diem ?
3 May Yahweh cut away every smooth lip, every boastful tongue,	3 usquequo exaltabitur inimicus meus super me ?
4 those who say, 'In our tongue lies our strength, our lips are our al ies; who can master us?'	4 Respice, et exaudi me, Domine Deus meus. Illumina oculos meos, ne umquam obdormiam in morte ;
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 nequando dicat inimicus meus : Prævalui adversus eum. Qui tribulant me exsultabunt si motus fuero ;
6 Yahweh's promises are promises unal oyed, natural silver which comes from the earth seven timesrefined.	6 ego autem in misericordia tua speravi. Exsultabit cor meum in salutari tuo. Cantabo Domino qui bona tribuit mihi ; et psallam nomini Domini altissimi.
7 You, Yahweh, wil watch over them, you will protect them from that brood for ever.
8 The wicked wil scatter in every direction, as the height of depravity among the children of Adam.