Tehillim 12

2Help, Hashem ; for the chasid is no more;

for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam.

3They speak vanity every one with his re'a (neighbor) ;

with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

4Hashem shall cut off all flattering lips,

and the leshon that speaketh gedolot;

5Who have said, With leshoneinu (our tongue) will we prevail;

our lips are our own: who is Adon over us?

6For the oppression of the aniyim,

for the groaning of the needy,

now will I arise, saith Hashem ;

I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him.

7The words of Hashem are amarot tehorot (pure words) ;

as kesef refined in the furnace on the earth,

purified seven times.

8Thou shalt be shomer over them, Hashem ,

Thou shalt preserve him from this generation forever.

9The resha'im strut on every side,

when the vilest among the Bnei Adam are exalted.

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