12:1
For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

12:2
Help, the Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

12:3
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

12:4
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things!

12:5
Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'

12:6
'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 at whom they puff.'

12:7
The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.

12:8
Thou wilt keep them, O the Lord; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.

12:9
The wicked walk on every side, when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.