Psalms 12

A prayer for help

¹Please help me, LORD !

All who were faithful

and all who were loyal

have disappeared.

²Everyone tells lies,

and no one is sincere.

³Won't you chop off

all flattering tongues

that boast so loudly?

⁴They say to themselves,

“We are great speakers.

No one else has a chance.”

⁵But you, LORD , tell them,

“I will do something!

The poor are ill-treated

and helpless people moan.

I'll rescue all who suffer.”

⁶Our LORD , you are true

to your promises,

and your word is like silver

heated seven times

in a fiery furnace.

⁷You will protect us

and always keep us safe

from those people.

⁸But all who are wicked

will keep on strutting,

while everyone praises

their shameless deeds.