Psalms 12 (KJV)

¹To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. ^{upon: or, upon the eighth} ^{Help: or, Save}

²They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. ^{a double: Heb. an heart and an heart}

³The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: ^{proud: Heb. great}

⁴Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? ^{are: Heb. are with us}

⁵For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. ^{puffeth: or, would ensnare him}

⁶The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

⁷Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. ^{them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc}

⁸The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. ^{men: Heb. of the sons of the men}