1 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 \\12:1\\To the chief Musician upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

3 \\12:2\\They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

4 \\12:3\\The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

5 \\12:4\\Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

6 \\12:5\\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.

7 \\12:6\\The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

8 \\12:7\\Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

9 \\12:8\\The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.