Psalm 12
Darby Translation · 8 verses
To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
1Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.2They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.3Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?5Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.6The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.7Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.8The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.Darby's Synopsis
Such is the general basis of the godly man's confidence and walk; but they are not insensible to the evil, but can present it to the Lord. This is the subject of Psalm 12, "Help, Jehovah, for the godly man ceases." Jehovah will cut off the proud and deceitful lips. It is the character of the wicked. He knows no check, no bridle to his will — says, Who is lord over us? But it is just for his oppression of the poor that Jehovah arises.
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.