Psalms 12
NASB
Psalm 12:1
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Help, LORD, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Psalm 12:2
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They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.
Psalm 12:3
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
Psalm 12:4
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Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"
Psalm 12:5
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"Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."
Psalm 12:6
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The words of the LORD are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
Psalm 12:7
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You, O LORD, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever.
Psalm 12:8
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The wicked strut about on every side When (Or {worthlessness}) vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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