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World English Bible Classic

For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

[1] Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases.
For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
[2] Everyone lies to his neighbor.
They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
[3] May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that boasts,
[4] who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail.
Our lips are our own.
Who is lord over us?”
[5] “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise,” says Yahweh;
“I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
[6] Yahweh’s words are flawless words,
as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
[7] You will keep them, Yahweh.
You will preserve them from this generation forever.
[8] The wicked walk on every side,
when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
King James Version

To the chief Musician H5329 upon Sheminith, H8067 A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732

[1] Help, H3467§ Lord; H3068 for H3588 the godly man H2623 ceaseth; H1584
For H3588 the faithful H539 fail H6461 from among the children H1121 of men. H120
[2] They speak H1696 vanity H7723 every one H376 with H854 his neighbour: H7453
With flattering H2513 lips H8193 and with a double H3820 heart H3820§ do they speak. H1696
[3] The Lord H3068 shall cut off H3772 all H3605 flattering H2513 lips, H8193
And the tongue H3956 that speaketh H1696 proud H1419 things:§
[4] Who H834 have said, H559 With H854 our tongue H3956 will we prevail; H1396
Our lips H8193 are our own:§ who is lord H113 over us?
[5] For the oppression H7701 of the poor, H6041
For the sighing H603 of the needy, H34
Now H6258 will I arise, H6965 saith H559 the Lord; H3068
I will set H7896 him in safety H3468 from him that puffeth H6315 at him.§
[6] The words H565 of the Lord H3068 are pure H2889 words: H565
As silver H3701 tried H6884 in a furnace H5948 of earth, H776 purified H2212 seven times. H7659
[7] Thou shalt keep H8104 them,§ O Lord, H3068
Thou shalt preserve H5341 them from this H2098 generation H1755 for ever. H5769
[8] The wicked H7563 walk H1980 on every side, H5439
When the vilest H2149 men H1121 H120 are exalted. H7311§

Footnotes

  1. § 12:1 Or, save
  2. § 12:2 Heb. an heart, and an heart
  3. § 12:3 Heb. great things
  4. § 12:4 Heb. are with us
  5. § 12:5 Or, would ensnare him
  6. § 12:7 Heb. him. i. every one of them
  7. § 12:8 Heb. the vilest of the sons of the men are exalted
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος, G5056 ὑπὲρ G5228 τῆς G3588 ὀγδόης· G3590 ψαλμὸς G5568 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ. G1138 Σῶσόν G4982 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 ὅτι G3754 ἐκλέλοιπεν G1587 ὅσιος, G3741 ὅτι G3754 ὠλιγώθησαν αἱ G3588 ἀλήθειαι G225 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων. G444 [2] ‡Μάταια G3152 ἐλάλησεν G2980 ἕκαστος G1538 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 πλησίον G4139 αὐτοῦ, G846 χείλη G5491 δόλια G1386 ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ G2588 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ G2588 ἐλάλησαν. G2980 [3] ‡Ἐξολεθρεύσαι G1842 κύριος G2962 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 χείλη G5491 τὰ G3588 δόλια G1386 καὶ G2532 γλῶσσαν G1100 μεγαλορήμονα [4] ‡τοὺς G3588 εἰπόντας G2036 Τὴν G3588 γλῶσσαν G1100 ἡμῶν G2257 μεγαλυνοῦμεν, G3170 τὰ G3588 χείλη G5491 ἡμῶν G2257 παρ’ G3844 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐστιν· G2076 τίς G5101 ἡμῶν G2257 κύριός G2962 ἐστιν; G2076 [5] ‡Ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 ταλαιπωρίας G5004 τῶν G3588 πτωχῶν G4434 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 στεναγμοῦ G4726 τῶν G3588 πενήτων G3993 νῦν G3568 ἀναστήσομαι, G450 λέγει G3004 κύριος, G2962 θήσομαι G5087 ἐν G1722 σωτηρίᾳ, G4991 παρρησιάσομαι G3955 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ. G846 [6] ‡Τὰ G3588 λόγια G3051 κυρίου G2962 λόγια G3051 ἁγνά, G53 ἀργύριον G694 πεπυρωμένον G4448 δοκίμιον G1383 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 κεκαθαρισμένον G2511 ἑπταπλασίως. [7] ‡Σύ, G4771 κύριε, G2962 φυλάξεις G5442 ἡμᾶς G2248 καὶ G2532 διατηρήσεις G1301 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 γενεᾶς G1074 ταύτης G3778 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα. G165 [8] ‡Κύκλῳ G2945 οἱ G3588 ἀσεβεῖς G765 περιπατοῦσιν· G4043 κατὰ G2596 τὸ G3588 ὕψος G5311 σου G4675 ἐπολυώρησας τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων. G444
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 12:1 Originally verses 11:1–2.
  2. ‡ 12:2 Originally verse 11:3.
  3. ‡ 12:3 Originally verse 11:4.
  4. ‡ 12:4 Originally verse 11:5.
  5. ‡ 12:5 Originally verse 11:6.
  6. ‡ 12:6 Originally verse 11:7.
  7. ‡ 12:7 Originally verse 11:8.
  8. ‡ 12:8 Originally verse 11:9.