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King James Bible

 

King James Bible

Youngs Literal Translation


12:1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:
12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
12:3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips `are' our own; who `is' lord over us?'
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. Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.
12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Sayings of Jehovah `are' pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.
12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.
12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!