Psalms
Chapter 12
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Summary
The psalmist cries for help because godly and faithful men have ceased, and men speak vanity with flattering lips and double hearts. The LORD promises to arise for the oppressed poor and needy, and His pure words shall preserve them from this generation forever, even as the wicked walk on every side when the vilest men are exalted.
Main Subjects
- •the godly man ceaseth
- •the faithful fail
- •flattering lips and double heart
- •the words of the LORD are pure words
- •the wicked walk on every side