Psalm 12 — Prayer for Help

1 Save, Lord, for the godly man has vanished, and the faithful have diminished from among the sons of men. 2 Each one speaks lies with his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips and with a double heart. 3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and boastful tongues. 4 They say, “We are strong with our tongues, our lips are with us. Who is the one ruling over us?” 5 “Because of the oppression of the poor and the groaning of the needy, now I will rise up,” says the Lord, “I will place in safety the one who longs for it.” 6 The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. 7 You, Lord, will keep them, and You will preserve them from this generation forever. 8 The wicked walk about on every side, when the vile are exalted among the sons of men.