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Psalm 12
New International Version

### Psalm 12[a]

#### For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(A)
those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies(B) to their neighbor;
they flatter with their lips
but harbor deception in their hearts.(C)

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(D)
and every boastful tongue—(E)
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;(F)
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered(G) and the needy groan,(H)
I will now arise,(I)” says the Lord.
“I will protect them(J) from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,(K)
like silver purified(L) in a crucible,(M)
like gold[c] refined seven times.

7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(N)
and will protect us forever from the wicked,(O)
8 who freely strut(P) about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
2. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
3. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 12:1 : Isa 57:1; Mic 7:2
2. Psalm 12:2 : Ps 5:6; 34:13; 141:3; Pr 6:19; 12:17; 13:3; Isa 32:7
3. Psalm 12:2 : S Ps 5:9; Ro 16:18
4. Psalm 12:3 : Pr 26:28; 28:23
5. Psalm 12:3 : Ps 73:9; Da 7:8; Jas 3:5; Rev 13:5
6. Psalm 12:4 : Pr 18:21; Jas 3:6
7. Psalm 12:5 : Ps 44:24; 62:10; 72:14; 73:8; Ecc 4:1; 5:8; Isa 3:15; 5:7; 30:12; 59:13; Ac 7:34
8. Psalm 12:5 : S Ps 6:6
9. Psalm 12:5 : Ps 3:7
10. Psalm 12:5 : Ps 34:6; 35:10
11. Psalm 12:6 : S 2Sa 22:31; Ps 18:30
12. Psalm 12:6 : S Job 23:10; S 28:1; Isa 48:10; Zec 13:9
13. Psalm 12:6 : Ps 119:140
14. Psalm 12:7 : Ps 16:1; 27:5
15. Psalm 12:7 : Ps 37:28; Jn 17:12
16. Psalm 12:8 : Ps 55:10-11

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