Chapter 12
Psalms
Verse 1Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone;for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.Verse 2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.Verse 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,the tongue that makes great boasts,Verse 4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,our lips are with us; who is master over us?”Verse 5“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,I will now arise,” says the LORD;“I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”Verse 6The words of the LORD are pure words,like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,purified seven times.Verse 7You, O LORD, will keep them;you will guard us from this generation forever.Verse 8On every side the wicked prowl,as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
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