Psalm 12
New American Standard Bible 2020
Chapter overview
Psalm 12 contrasts boastful, flattering speech with promises refined like silver. In a culture of manipulation, the vulnerable cry for help and trustworthy words become a lasting source of protection.
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1Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.
2They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
4Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
5“Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will put him in the safety for which he longs.”
6¶The words of the Lord are pure words; Like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times.
7You, Lord, will keep them; You will protect him from this generation forever.
8The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.
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