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Psalms 12 (AMP)

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¹ To the Chief Musician; set an octave below. A Psalm of David. HELP, LORD! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men. ² To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart they speak. ³ May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongues that speak proud boasting, ⁴ Those who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own --who is lord and master over us? ⁵ Now will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants. ⁶ The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. ⁷ You will keep them and preserve them, O Lord; You will guard and keep us from this generation forever. ⁸ The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.