Psalms 12

VIN(i) 1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; 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 They say: "We will overcome with our tongues. With lips such as ours, who can be our master?" 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 Words of the LORD are pure Words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou, Lord, wilt keep us and preserve us, from this generation, and forever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.