12:1 To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.
12:1 To the leader: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.

12:2 Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
12:2 They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

12:3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
12:3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

12:4 those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is our master?"
12:4 those who say, "With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own--who is our master?"

12:5 "Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."
12:5 "Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up," says the LORD; "I will place them in the safety for which they long."

12:6 The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
12:6 The promises of the LORD are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.

12:7 Do thou, O LORD, protect us, guard us ever from this generation.
12:7 You, O LORD, will protect us; you will guard us from this generation forever.

12:8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
12:8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among humankind.