Psalms 12

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Psalm 12 begins with a plea to the Lord for help because godly and faithful people have vanished from the earth, replaced by individuals who speak with deceit and flattery. The speaker asks the Lord to cut off these flattering lips and boastful tongues whose owners claim mastery through their speech. In response, the Lord declares that He will arise to protect the oppressed and the needy who groan. The text then affirms that the words of the Lord are flawless, comparable to silver or gold refined multiple times. The psalm concludes with the assurance that the Lord will keep and guard His people forever from the surrounding generation, even while the wicked wander freely and vileness is exalted among men.

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¹Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. ²They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. ³May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. ⁴They 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.” ⁶The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. ⁷You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. ⁸The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.