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- Chapter 12 -

The pious are no more

1
Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
3
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.
4
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
5
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
6
The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.(a)
7
You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.
8
The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

Footnotes

(a)12:6 Probable reading; MT like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified sevenfold

The pious are no more

1
Help, LORD; 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 the LORD 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 the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
6
The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
7
You will keep them, LORD. 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.
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