Psalm 12 New American Bible Revised Edition (NAB-RE)

For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.

I

2

Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains;

the faithful have vanished from the children of men.a

3

They tell lies to one another,

speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.b

II

4

May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips,

and every boastful tongue,

5

Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;

when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”c

III

6

“Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan,

I will now arise,” says the LORD;

“I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”d

IV

7

The promises of the LORD are sure,

silver refined in a crucible,*

silver purified seven times.e

8

You, O LORD, protect us always;

preserve us from this generation.

9

On every side the wicked roam;

the shameless are extolled by the children of men.