Psalms Chapter 12 (NIV)
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Psalm 12For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David.Help, Lord, for the godly are no more;the faithful have vanished from among men.
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Everyone lies to his neighbor;their flattering lips speak with deception.
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May the Lord cut off all flattering lipsand every boastful tongue
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that says, “We will triumph with our tongues;we own our lips—who is our master?”
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“Because of the oppression of the weakand the groaning of the needy,I will now arise,” says the Lord.“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
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And the words of the Lord are flawless,like silver refined in a furnace of clay,purified seven times.
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O Lord, you will keep us safeand protect us from such people forever.
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The wicked freely strut aboutwhen what is vile is honored among men.
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